Arsenal Eye Nusa as Trossard Replacement Race Heats Up

Arsenal’s left-wing search just got another name added to the shortlist. According to Caught Offside, the Gunners are preparing an opening bid worth £34 million for RB Leipzig winger Antonio Nusa, as they look to fill the gap left by Leandro Trossard’s £17 million move to Besiktas.

Leipzig Will Demand Premium Price

Don’t expect this one to be straightforward. Leipzig are reportedly holding out for closer to £51 million before they’ll even consider letting the Norwegian go — a gap that could take some serious negotiating to close.

World Cup Form Boosts His Stock

Nusa’s club numbers last season were solid rather than spectacular — 5 goals and 4 assists in 35 appearances, averaging under an hour of Bundesliga football per game. But it was his World Cup showing that turned heads, with two goals against Sweden and Ivory Coast and some eye-catching movement off the left flank.

Not the Only Option on the Table

Here’s where it gets interesting. Arsenal are still chasing Morgan Rogers as their marquee left-wing target, and Christos Tzolis remains firmly in the picture too — the Club Brugge winger racked up an eye-watering 22 goals and 29 assists in 52 games last season and is valued at around £35m.

So Arsenal essentially have three profiles to choose from for potentially two roles: a proven Bundesliga talent still finding his ceiling, a Belgian league sensation who’s outscoring most strikers, and a marquee name in Rogers. With Gabriel Martinelli’s future also up in the air, this decision could shape Arsenal’s entire wing setup for the next few seasons — and it’s shaping up to be one of the more fascinating subplots of their summer.