Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says Reiss Nelson can '100%' earn himself a new contract at the Gunners. Nelson has not featured so far this season due to injury, but is set to start in Arsenal's Europa League clash with Bodo/Glimt on Thursday night.
If he does feature against the Norwegian side, then it will be Nelson's first outing in an Arsenal shirt since the defeat at Brentford on the opening day of last season.
After a frustrating start to the campaign, Nelson is set now set to get opportunities - particularly in the Europa League - to prove that he deserves to have his time at Arsenal extended. Nelson could be set for a number of chances over the coming weeks in the absence of Emile Smith Rowe.
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Nelson's contract situation may not be as pressing as the sagas surrounding Bukayo Saka, William Saliba and Gabriel Martinelli, but Arteta believes the forward still has every chance of earning himself a new deal. After spending last season on loan at Feyenoord last season, the Spaniard says he sees something in Nelson that is 'special'.
"Yeah, 100%," said Arteta when asked by football.london if Nelson still has a chance of signing a new deal.
"That is why he is here, because we want to have that opportunity with him. He was willing to take that opportunity and again it’s down to him to show it now on the pitch.
"Out there [in training], he is showing it every day, how he is working, a lot of things that he has changed and improved in many things that in our opinion could have been better. Now he is on the right track, now he needs to perform."
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