Mikel Arteta was hesitant about letting Ethan Nwaneri join Borussia Dortmund on loan (Picture: Getty) Borussia Dortmund had to put in the hard yards to wrap up a deadline-day deal for Ethan Nwaneri, with Mikel Arteta reportedly unsure about allowing the Arsenal youngster to leave on loan. Nwaneri returned from a somewhat frustrating loan spell with Marseille at the start of the summer and the 19-year-old’s future remained uncertain right up until the end of the transfer window. But Dortmund intensified their interest in Nwaneri after new signing Giannis Konstantelias suffered a devastating knee injury in the side’s DFB-Pokal victory over Hamburg on Tuesday night. Nwaneri was given assurances that he would receive significant playing time in Niko Kovac’s starting XI and talks moved in a positive direction between the youngster’s camp and the Bundesliga outfit over the following hours. Exclusive Premier League previews Get ahead of the start of the season with our weekly football newsletter. Sign up now for free. However, according to German newspaper Bild, a hesitant Arteta needed quite a bit of convincing before signing off on the attacking midfielder’s temporary departure. It’s claimed Arteta ‘deliberated for a long time about whether’ he would regret losing Nwaneri, especially with the Premier League champions failing to bring in a left winger to fill the void left by Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli on deadline day. The report adds that the move ‘hung in the balance’ before BVB eventually got their man, with the club’s sporting director Nils-Ole Book maintaining close contact with Arsenal chiefs ‘late into the night’ to get an agreement over the line for the England Under-21 international. Nwaneri has joined BVB until the end of the season (Picture: Borussia Dortmund) The teenager could make his BVB debut against Hoffenheim this weekend (Picture: Borussia Dortmund) ‘We were already looking for someone in that position – someone who can play one-on-one, who is fast, who is a strong dribbler,’ BVB head coach Kovac said after capturing the teenager, a product of Arsenal’s Hale End academy. ‘Nwaneri is a very talented player. He plays alongside Jobe Bellingham in the England U21 team. He is the youngest player ever to appear in the Premier League. ‘Before the World Cup, he was still training with the English national team. ‘We have signed a very good player for the year. We hope he can live up to the expectations we have for him. I am convinced he can.’ {"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Arteta praises Arsenal's maturity in 1-0 win over Aston Villa","contentUrl":"https:\/\/videos.metro.co.uk\/video\/met\/2026\/09\/01\/1030376710448723935\/480x270_MP4_1030376710448723935.mp4","description":"Arteta also stressed the importance of squad depth after Konsa was substituted on for his debut for a Mosquera struggling with an injury.","duration":"T4M26S","height":270,"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i.dailymail.com\/1s\/2026\/09\/01\/07\/110968591-0-image-a-1_1788244180392.jpg","uploadDate":"2026-09-01T07:29:49+0100","width":480} To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Up Next Previous Page Next Page window.addEventListener('metroVideo:relatedVideosCarouselLoaded', function(data) { if (typeof(data.detail) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel) === 'undefined' || typeof(data.detail.carousel.el_) === 'undefined') { return; } var player = data.detail.carousel.el_; var container = player.closest('.metro-video-player'); var placeholder = container.querySelector('.metro-video-player__up-next-placeholder'); if (placeholder) { container.removeChild(placeholder); container.classList.add('metro-video-player--related-videos-loaded'); } }); After signing on the dotted line with BVB, Nwaneri lifted the lid on why he was so keen to push through a move. ‘As soon as I heard about BVB’s interest and a meeting took place, everything developed ver
PSG reluctant to let Echegini join Manchester CityNew United coach Olid promises ‘attacking’ styleArsenal are expected to finalise the signing of the France defender Élisa De Almeida before the 11pm BST Women’s Super League transfer deadline. The club are understood to have agreed a fee of just over £500,000 with Paris Saint-Germain for the 28-year-old.PSG, for whom De Almeida has played since 2021, are less willing to let their Nigeria midfielder Jennifer Echegini go. The 25-year-old is understood to be the subject of interest from Manchester City but PSG were fighting hard to keep her on Thursday morning. Continue reading...
Arsenal will have a recall clause into the loan deal signed with Borussia Dortmund for Ethan Nwaneri Arsenal allowed the player to go on loan. It’s a straight loan, not buy option, no buy obligation. Want more CaughtOffside coverage? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list for news you can […] The post Exclusive: Arsenal have a plan in place for Ethan Nwaneri following loan move to Dortmund appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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