Nelson is delighted with the opportunity to extend his contract with Arsenal, as he cannot wait for the new campaign.
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Arsenal supporters will be eager to see their club build on last season’s positives when the new campaign begins. The Gunners surprised many with the level at which they were playing in the Premier League. In fact, Arsenal were leading the table for most parts of the season and deservedly too. They were playing beautiful attacking football and looked nearly unstoppable. However, the Gunners collapsed at the business end of the campaign, allowing Manchester City to eventually overtake them for the title.
Despite settling for the second spot, there were plenty of positives to take from the 2022-23 Premier League season. One of the positives from last season was the rise of young prospect Reiss Nelson. He stepped up at good moments to show the team and the supporters what he is capable of. His reward is now a new long-term contract with the club.
Nelson is delighted with the opportunity to extend his contract with Arsenal, as he cannot wait for the new campaign. “I’m kind of lost for words If I’m honest. I’ve been here since I was eight, I’m 23 now. It’s been a hell of a journey, and I’m just so happy. My family are Arsenal supporters, so that makes it even happier. I’m just really happy and I can’t wait to get started for the new season,” he was quoted as saying by arsenal.com.
The young winger then went into detail to explain the reason behind signing the contract extension. “It’s just the way we played last season. I’ve been here for many years, I’ve been here the good years and bad years, and last year especially, I’ve seen the rise that Arsenal have taken. Taking them to new heights and I feel like I want to be part of the journey. I want to be part of us going to the next level, which I think the boss, Edu, the backroom staff and the new players and the current players are making,” he stated.
“So it was a train I really didn’t want to miss and I want to be here for it, so I’m glad that I made the right decision. [Mikel Arteta] told me he’s seen a massive change in me and he feels like I’m at the next level and it feels like there’s so many more different levels that I can go to. So that was the conversation I had with him. And for me, I want to prove to him, prove to everyone around, how many levels I can actually go to and that’s what we spoke about.”
There were some memorable moments from last season for Nelson, including the stunning late winner against Bournemouth. However, injuries prevented him from enjoying a fruitful campaign. “There’s ups and downs in football, and especially in my young career, I’ve felt that quite a lot, especially with injuries. I had two massive injuries last season that kept me out for a number of games, probably around up to 17 games, which is crazy when you think about it,” he explained.
“When I did get the time or the opportunity to showcase myself, I needed to take it and I was waiting a long, long time, but I felt like there were moments in the last season that I did that. Like I said, I was just delighted to get the opportunity and for me, it’s just about how many more steps can I take to keep pushing and keep making it hard for the boss to make a decision for the starting eleven.”
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