BREAKING NEWS LIVES : Arsenal have heavily scouted 20-year-old Antonio Nusa over the past year.

Arsenal have heavily scouted 20-year-old Antonio Nusa over the past year.

The club have other attacking targets ahead of him this summer, but he’s a player who is very well liked internally.

A move for the Norwegian hasn’t fully been ruled out this window, but it will depend on outgoings and whether the club can get their main targets.

Arsenal eyeing move for £37m-rated attacker who is a lifelong Gunners fan

Arsenal are targeting two players from RB Leipzig ahead of the new season.

The Gunners will be aiming to bolster their squad after finishing second in the Premier League for the third season in a row.

One of the club’s top priorities will be to sign a new striker, with RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko a strong target.

Another player they are reportedly keeping a close eye on is Antonio Nusa.

Arsenal eyeing move for RB Leipzig star Antonio Nusa

According to CaughtOffside, Arsenal are considering Nusa as another player they could look to sign as talks continue with the Leipzig regarding Sesko.

As per the report, Nusa is attracting interest from a number of clubs after impressing in the Bundesliga, most notably from the Gunners.

Besides Arsenal, there is interest from Chelsea, Newcastle, Aston Villa, Everton and Napoli.

This is not the first time the Gunners have shown interest in the player. Nusa has been previously courted by Arsenal under former sporting director Edu.

The German club are reportedly valuing the player at £37m (€45m), and while there is interest, the priority for Arsenal is said to be getting the Sesko deal over the line.

Antonio Nusa is an Arsenal supporter

The interest from Mikel Arteta’s side is interesting, given that the player has admitted he used to support Arsenal growing up.

Speaking to TV2 Sport on TikTok, when asked which club he supported as a child, he named both Arsenal and Barcelona.

“What was your favourite team when you were a little or a smaller child?” Nusa was asked.

Nusa replied: “Arsenal and Barcelona, it was both of them.”

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Antonio Nusa almost joined Tottenham

Tottenham almost signed Nusa last January, with the deal close to completion at one point.

The move got hijacked by Brentford late in the transfer window and it appeared that the Norwegian was going to join the Bees, but the deal fell through in the final moments.

The 20-year-old ultimately ended up staying at Club Brugge at that time and in the summer transfer window, Nusa joined RB Leipzig for £18m.

He impressed in his debut season, scoring five goals and assisting eight, playing across seven different positions.

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Jose Mourinho now wants to sign ‘unbelievable’ £30m Arsenal star and change his position

Over the years, manager Jose Mourinho has often thwarted Arsenal’s ambitions to win the Premier League.

Jose Mourinho won three Premier League titles with Chelsea, a manager who often got the better of Arsenal, even when he was managing Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.

However, when it comes to this summer, Mourinho might just be about to do sporting director Andrea Berta a big favour.

Before the end of the August, Arsenal would like to sign Rodrygo from Real Madrid if possible, and if not, they may turn to Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze.

But in order to do so, Arsenal first want to shift several players on the periphery of Mikel Arteta’s squad – Berta wants to raise funds and also avoid a bloated set-up.

Jose Mourinho makes offer to bring Arsenal’s Oleksandr Zinchenko to Fenerbahce

That being said, Arsenal would like to sell Oleksandr Zinchenko, even if the former Manchester City defender is considering staying for the final year of his contract.

But according to Turkish journalist Elise Buse Arac who shared her update on X, Mourinho has made an ‘official offer’ to bring Oleksandr Zinchenko to Fenerbahce.

Mourinho has now been in charge of Fenerbahce for 57 games and he’s about to embark on his second season in Turkey.

And if the former Spurs manager is successful in buying Zinchenko, who Arsenal recruited for £30m in 2023, he actually wants to change the ‘unbelivable‘ left-back’s position.

Zinchenko has also played as a number 10 for Man City and Shakhtar Donetsk in the past, but Mourinho now envisions him as a number six.

Arac explained: “Fenerbahce has made an official offer to Arsenal for Oleksandr Zinchenko.

“Jose Mourinho wants to use Zinchenko in the number 6 position. The Ukrainian international player can also play in central midfield, left wing, left wing-back, and left-back positions.”

Fenerbahçe, Oleksandr Zinchenko için Arsenal’e resmi teklif yaptı.

• Jose Mourinho, Zinchenko’yu 6 numara bölgesinde kullanmak istiyor. Ukraynalı milli oyuncu, orta sahanın yanı sıra sol kanat, sol kanat bek ve sol bek bölgelerinde de oynayabiliyor.

— Elis Buse Araç (@ElisBuseArac) August 10, 2025

Mikel Arteta has already been told that signing Oleksandr Zinchenko was a mistake

In total, Zinchenko has now amassed 91 appearances for Arsenal, scoring three goals and providing five assists.

And speaking back in May 2024, former Crystal Palace chairman Simon Jordan pointed out why he thought signing Zinchenko, and Gabriel Jesus for that matter, was a mistake.

Speaking on talkSPORT, Jordan said: “I just think you don’t buy players from another side that you are trying to beat who don’t think they are not good enough for their side.”

Of course, Jordan is referencing Arteta buying from his old club City, who were ultimately happy to let Zinchenko and Jesus leave.

In fairness to Arteta, both played a vital role in Arsenal’s return to the top level – the pair added quality and crucial experience.

And although this current project has now somewhat outgrown the duo, it seems too convenient to simply label the signings as a mistake.

Zinchenko’s future is now an issue for Arsenal to solve, but he’s still been an important contributor over the years.

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