Ethan Nwaneri hesitates to sign a new deal at Arsenal without a guaranteed season, Talksport understands.
Nwaneri stands in the last year of his Gunner contract and is interested in several European associations.
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The English U21 striker, who is the youngest player in the history of the Premier League, scored four goals in 26 league appearances in the 2024/25 season.
In just 11 of these 26 encounters, the 18-year-old began that Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard fought for a starting place.
In addition to several top clubs on the continent, Chelsea will also monitor the situation of Nwaneri.
He made it clear that he has ambitions to have a lasting influence on the game and said he wanted to win the balloon d’Or.
When asked whether this meant that he wanted to be a balloon d’Or candidate, the Gunners Ace said to talk sports: “100 percent, yes.
“It’s just the goal, but definitely. I have it in mind.”
Nwaneri is a graduate of the Hale End Academy of Arsenal, who has been in her books since he was eight.
In addition to Myles Lewis-Skelly, he came through the ranks, which Mikel Areteta became a regular game in left-back.
Areta decided to give Nwaneri a cameo’s appearance of the first team at the beginning of the 2022/23 season.
Nwaneri became the youngest player of the Premier League at the age of 15 and 181 days and also became the youngest player of the Gunners in every competition.
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In the 2023/24 season, he made a Premier League appearance before graduating into the first team in 2024/25.
The Starlet, born in London, made 37 appearances in all competitions and scored nine goals, with four in the Premier League and in the Champions League two.
The selection of Nwaneris gates let him roll up in Arsenal in February during the 5-1 shellacking of Manchester City during the 5-1 shellacking of Manchester City.
Despite many successful results, the season ended without cutlery for Arsenal, as they took second in the league for a third campaign in a row.
In the meantime, they were expelled from the semi -finals of the Champions League and the Carabao Cup and fell at the first hurdle in the FA Cup.
Nwaneris endeavor to become more regular for the first team is made more difficult when Arsenal completes the signing of Noni Madueke from Chelsea.
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Talksport understands that Arsenal and the wing player have agreed personal conditions, although the North London Club has not yet officially accepted the current employer of the English international.