Jeremie Aliadiere says he was ‘disappointed’ to see Ethan Nwaneri leave Arsenal on loan this January as the youngster has something special that Mikel Arteta’s squad is ‘lacking’.
Nwaneri struggled to nail down regular minutes for the high-flying ARSENAL in the first half of the campaign, failing to make a single Premier League start under Mikel Arteta, and the decision was made to allow him to leave on loan until the end of the season.
A number of clubs came calling for the young man, but in the end, a move to French giants Marseille was the one that Nwaneri wanted to make and just last weeks, he completed that switch to link-up with Roberto Do Zerbi’s men.
Just three days after touching down in France, the teenager would go on to enjoy a dream debut as he doubled Marseille’s lead with a solo wonder strike in a 3-1 victory over Lens, and showed Arsenal just what they are missing with his exciting performance.
WHAT HAS BEEN SAID ABOUT NWANERI?
Now, former Gunners star Aliadiere has opened up and revealed that he is disappointed to see that Nwaneri left the club on loan: ‘From an Arsenal point of view, I’m disappointed to see him go because I really believe that what he’s got is something that we haven’t got,’ ex-Arsenal forward Aliadiere told The Sun.
‘Somebody that quickly wants to go forward, take on two, three players, go and shoot, which I think we are lacking at the moment.
‘His game, the pace, the power, and like I said, he takes players on. I think for Marseille, which is a top club in France, he is going to be a success.’
‘If I could have given him any advice before, I would have told him exactly what he has done, which is to go on loan for six months, but go on loan to a top club in a top division and abroad in particular,’ the Frenchman added.
‘I do feel that Ligue 1 will probably suit him better and it will be a massive success there. I have got no doubt about it.’
COULD NWANERI LEAVE ON A PERMANENT DEAL IN FUTURE?
Look, Nwaneri is one of the most exciting young players in the game and needed to play, this loan move should help his development over the next few months or so, and he may even get to stay for next season too.
ARSENAL dont want to lose the lad on a permanent basis and will give him a future shot, he is only 18 -years of ag, so they may feel that some loan time out like William Saliba will help.
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