Brighton & Hove Albion to reignite interest in Arsenal's Reiss Nelson?

The 24-year-old was believed to have been on the Seagulls' radar towards the end of the 2022-23 season, before committing his future to Arsenal with a new four-year deal, which includes the option for another 12 months.

Nelson was handed his renewal on the back of a heroic display against Bournemouth in March 2023, where he provided an assist for Ben White and scored an injury-time winner as Mikel Arteta's men came from two goals down to win 3-2.

Nelson's swerving shot into the Cherries net sparked scenes of unbridled pandemonium within the Emirates walls, and even though the Gunners fell short in the title race to Manchester City, the former England youth international won the Premier League's Game Changer of the Season prize for that remarkable cameo.

In addition, Nelson scored twice in a 5-0 win over Nottingham Forest after coming off the bench to replace the injured Bukayo Saka, but the Hale End graduate has not seen his fortunes improve under Arteta in the current campaign.

All 14 of the winger's Premier League appearances this season have come from the bench — as well as four of his five Champions League outings — and his only starts have come in the EFL Cup and FA Cup.

Nelson's solitary goal of the campaign so far was the winner in a 1-0 EFL Cup third-round success over Brentford, while he also provided assists in both of Arsenal's Champions League group matches against PSV.

However, the former England youth international did not earn any minutes across the Gunners' two last-16 legs against Porto, in spite of the fact that Arteta's men struggled to break down the Dragons' defences.

According to TEAMtalk, Nelson