augie wrote: ↑Fri Aug 08, 2025 2:58 pm
People slated me last week for raising the issue of Nwanieri not signing a new deal and tried to ram it down my throat that I was wrong and that he had signed a new deal

Of course if you were cynical (not me obviously

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you could question whether he had the deal already signed and the club were waiting for a dark moment to announce it to distract the fans from more troubling issues
Well they've used that Tactic before so who knows? The Important thing is Nwaneri has signed a Five Year Deal, so that IS Excellent News. Just got to hope that Arteta gives him enough Opportunities & Game Time to Develop and Demonstrate his Obvious Talents.
Source BBC:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/ar ... 6j5g8r2z0o
Ethan Nwaneri scored nine times for Arsenal last season
Steve Sutcliffe: BBC Sport journalist
Published 1 hour ago
Arsenal teenager Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new five-year contract which will keep him at the Premier League club until the summer of 2030.
The 18-year-old's previous deal had been set to expire in June 2026.
"It means everything to me, I'm so happy to have got it done. This is where I feel at home, and where I'm going to develop the best," he said.
"I'm very excited. I see this as my first real season and part of a proper squad in the changing room. I'm so excited for what I can bring to the team and how I can help the team.
"I think I've actually become more direct over the past few years and I've added more goals, so I'm excited for what will come next."
Nwaneri made headlines when he became the youngest player ever to appear in the Premier League aged 15 years and 181 days old against Brentford in September 2022.
And the attacking midfielder made 37 appearances and scored nine goals in all competitions during a breakthrough campaign for the Gunners last term.
He capped a fine 2024-25 season by helping England Under-21s defend their European Championship title in Slovakia in June.