Arsenal star Reiss Nelson has reportedly informed head coach Mikel Arteta that he is “frustrated” and wants to leave his boyhood club permanently in 2025.

The 24-year-old has risen through the ranks to Arsenal and failed to establish himself as a key player for his boyhood club under Arteta.

Nelson enjoyed loan spells at Hoffenheim and Feyenoord before returning to Arsenal ahead of the 2023/23 campaign.

The England U21 international has been a secondary player for two years as he has made just 26 Premier League appearances for the Gunners from the start of the 2022/23 campaign until the end of the 2023/24 season.

Nelson was heavily linked with a summer exit as Arsenal looked to raise funds for signings and he was loaned to Fulham on deadline day. This transfer was sanctioned after Arteta landed Raheem Sterling.

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Seventh-placed Fulham have had a good start to the 2024/25 campaign and have won back-to-back Premier League matches. Nelson started both matches after being brought into the first team by head coach Marco Silva.

However, a report of Football transfers complaints Nelson is ‘frustrated’ and has already ‘contacted’ Arteta to inform him of his ‘desire’ to transfer.

Nelson is said to be looking beyond Fulham as he is ‘eager to return’ to the Bundesliga and could reunite with one of his former Arsenal teammates. The report explains.

“There is no option or obligation on the Cottagers to make this move permanent, so he will return to north London at the end of the season.

“According to sources, Nelson has contacted Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, expressing his desire for a permanent move to a club where he can truly establish himself following his loan spell at Fulham.”

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“We hear that Germany, in particular, is high on the winger’s list of potential destinations, as he makes a concerted effort to get his career back on track.

“Nelson’s representatives have already made contact with several Bundesliga clubs,” it can be revealed. Two teams known to have been approached by the players’ camp are Bayer Leverkusen, the team of former Arsenal star Granit Xhaka, and Union Berlin.

“For Nelson, the urgency to relaunch his career is greater than ever. Sources close to the player suggest he sees the Bundesliga as the ideal place to do so, and his past experience in Germany has only reinforced that belief.