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3 talking points about Reiss Nelson’s new contract

ByAdam Keys|
Arsenal's English midfielder Reiss Nelson (C) celebrates after scoring his team third goal of the team during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium in London on March 4, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's English midfielder Reiss Nelson (C) celebrates after scoring his team third goal of the team during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Bournemouth at the Emirates Stadium in London on March 4, 2023. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
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3. Impact on summer strengthening

Arsenal need a number of options for next season, with midfield the priority area to upgrade, and they are shopping for top-level talent in Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo.

Neither will come cheap and with Granit Xhaka leaving, Arteta is going to want at least two bodies in the engine room to cope with increased expectations and the demands of Champions League football.

By securing Nelson, Arsenal have retained a homegrown player and ensured they don’t need to add a body on the left wing, giving them more money to spend on Arteta’s top midfield targets.

Questions will remain about the amount Nelson has been used, and whether Arsenal need a right winger to compete with Saka, but either way, this deal ensures Arsenal keep a very talented player whose wage is low enough that it won’t detract from incomings, but could allow Arteta to land his top targets.

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