Premier League transfer deadline: Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson set for Brentford loan

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Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson should join his colleague Premier League Brentford club on a loan of a season.

The 25 -year -old man had the interest of Fulham and Villarreal among other domestic and European options, but the bees won the Arsenal Academy graduate race.

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Nelson spent last season on loan in Fulham, making 12 appearances under the manager Marco Silva before his campaign was interrupted by an injury to the hamstrings.

Former England under 21, he also had spells loaned to the German club Hoffenheim and the Dutch team Feyenoord.

Nelson played 61 Premier League appearances during his stay with Arsenal and Fulham, including 46 as a replacement, and scored five goals while recording three assists.

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The Brentford movement for Nelson comes when Yoane Wissa is about to leave the club to join Newcastle United.