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Arsenal landing Willian could be to detriment of Reiss Nelson

Arsenal appear to be in꧟ a strong position to land Willian♉.

The winger h🧸as reportedly rejected another contract offer from Chelsea and is now set to become a free agent.

that t🌱he South American could now became a Gunner within days, with Mikel Arteta having supposedly given the deal the green light.

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Willian will depart Stamford Bridge after ಞseven years at the club, where he won five trophies including two Premier League titles.

🉐Arsenal look primed to acquire the ꦫplayer’s services, with fans generally positive about the idea of him signing given a transfer fee will not be required.

The Emirates club stand to secure a vastly experienced player, w▨ho has a very good level of fitness, quality on the ball and set-piece𒅌 ability.

That all said, any arrival of 🍃Willian – which seems likely at this point – could prompt struggles for young Reiss Nelson.

TBR’s View – Nelson a possible casualty?

If Willian signed for Arsenal, that would surely make regular minutes har♏der to come by for Nelson.

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The England U21 international was used sparingly by Arteta durin🃏g Project Restart, with Nicolas Pepe the preferred option at right-wing.

Nelson made two starts and four substitute appearances after the resumption, with his total time on the pi꧑tch equating to 166 minutes.

With Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, 🌸Pepe and youngsters Gabriel Martinelﷺli and Bukayo Saka already in the mix, suddenly chances on either wing for Nelson look slim and things would only get tougher with Willian around.