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Ligue 1 Marseille are in discussions with Arsenal about taking Ethan Nwaneri on loan for the rest of the season.
Although he signed a new contract with the Gunners in the summer, the 18-year old has found first-team minutes hard to come by in the current campaign, given the current size of the squad and the options at Mikel Arteta’s disposal.
His last Premier League appearance was a two minute cameo off the bench against Tottenham, and he has not even featured in the past four match day squads, although he did start the FA Cup tie away at Portsmouth.
Bournemouth and West Ham also have been monitoring his situation, but Arsenal would prefer him not to join another Premier League club.
Nor is this by any means the end of his Arsenal career, and he is tipped to have a bright future at the club.
But at this stage of his career, it is recognised that he needs to be getting regular first-team minutes.