Arsenal youngster Ethan Nuwaneri could consider leaving the club due to unfair treatment, according to former England and Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Nuwaneri enjoyed a groundbreaking season at Emirates Stadium, particularly impressed by the second half of the season when gunners were dealing with the injury crisis.
The youngster who won the Euro U21 Championship in England this summer shows the quality of Mikel Arteta’s side, but players are currently involved in contract negotiations with the club, and his agents find it difficult to get a matching contract with the other players on the team.
As Arsenal pursued Noni Madueke and Ebebeki Eze, questions were raised about the future of players at the club.
Arsenal warned Ethan Nuwaneri’s future
Robinson feels his agent can find another club and earn Nwaneri the same wage as the other players on his team.
“As an academy product, you’re always struggling when your agent enters players who come in for a big buck for equal pay.” He told the soccer insider.
“You are not always thought of with the same brackets, and you are not always treated the same thing.
“It sounds wrong, but it’s just a fact, and that’s what it is.
“If you go to a club for such a long time, you sometimes have to move on to get that respect, your dressing room reliability and that level of pay.
“The agent will use it as leverage to sign a new contract.
“You see what he did and he’s only 18 years old, but in his position, he’s in his position that they bring to Madueke.
“Where is that leaving Nuwaneri? Once Maduceke comes in, the next question from the agent is, why can’t he provide the same wages as Maduceke?
“It’s true, you need to get your stripes and at age 18 he won’t get the same type of contract.
“But a contract requires a certain amount of parity and incentive.
“I don’t think his offer for a contract at this point is like having more senior players.”
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Arsenal reportedly has no intention of letting him go and secure his signature, but there is growing uncertainty about his future with the club.
The core of the problem lies in wage negotiations. Nwaneri may not be offered conditions comparable to more senior members of the team despite his breakout season.
Nwaneri has seen the meteor rise at just 15 years old since his record Premier League debut. His progress continued throughout the 2024/25 season.
The player and his agents must consider not only his wage package, but also his future and what it means for him when the gunner brings a new signature to the club.
Given his age, talent and possibilities, the gunner must consider sorting the player’s new deals as soon as possible, but the player may have some reservations.
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