Due to the historic rivalry between the two clubs, transfers between Arsenal and Manchester United are quite rare. A young Gunners prodigy could create a sensation by joining the Red Devils.
In recent seasons, Arsenal have spent enormously in the transfer market, like other English clubs such as Chelsea and Liverpool this summer. The Gunners want to achieve the objective of winning the Premier League but must be cautious to avoid attracting financial fair play, which could sanction Mikel Arteta's club. To regulate the balance, several players could be transferred.
And according to information from the indykaila News account, there is a possibility that Ethan Nwaneri could be sacrificed. Whilst the 18-year-old young prodigy gathered momentum last season, since the start of the 2025-26 campaign, he has played very little (427 minutes). Manchester United could take advantage and acquire the prodigious winger, for a transfer that would be controversial between the two English rivals and which would recall Robin van Persie's 15 years ago.
Ethan Nwaneri, a controversial transfer to save Arsenal?
The last time a transaction was made between the two clubs was Henrikh Mkhitaryan, who moved from Old Trafford to the Emirates Stadium in 2016. Before the Armenian, Alexis Sanchez and Danny Welbeck also betrayed their supporters. But these transfers are not really significant but rather considered as flops, the complete opposite of Robin van Persie's. The Dutch striker, Arsenal star for eight years and the league's best player, had signed for Manchester United in 2012, to the great dismay of London fans.
A transfer that allowed Robin van Persie to win the Premier League in 2013, but which earned him being a traitor at Arsenal. This outcome could be repeated almost 15 years later with Ethan Nwaneri, on whom Gunners fans place great hope and who really appeals to Ruben Amorim, eager to strengthen his squad during the winter transfer window. It remains to be seen whether the young English prospect will agree to betray his training club by joining the Mancunian enemy.
This article was originally published on Top Mercato.
