Ethan Nwaneri might not be a household name like Ronaldo or Messi, or fall among the top soccer stars yet, but Arsenal finalising his new deal could turn out to be one of the most important decisions of their summer.

The sticking point in the contract negotiations was likely Nwaneri’s path to regular first team minutes, just my guess. Nwaneri can’t have been happy with how his playing time diminished as the season wore on,