Mikel Arteta 'makes transfer promise' to £10m Arsenal target in bid to seal deal

Arsenal are among the clubs presently chasing Rosenborg midfielder Sverre Nypan up of the transportation deadline - and the youngster is acceptable for a first-team relation if helium does join

Sverre Nypan is said to person been told helium volition beryllium integrated consecutive into Mikel Arteta's squad if helium chooses to articulation Arsenal.

The Norwegian teen is being pursued by a slew of Europe's apical clubs including the Gunners, who are keen connected doing a woody this month. But determination is beardown contention from Premier League rivals Aston Villa among others for Nypan's signature.

Nypan, 18, is expected to determine wherever his aboriginal lies earlier adjacent week's transportation deadline fixed the Norwegian league is presently connected a break.

And Arsenal stay hopeful that they volition triumph the contention for the Rosenborg midfielder, who was seen taking successful Manchester City's lucifer with Chelsea astatine the weekend.

According to The Athletic, Nypan has been informed that helium would determination consecutive into Arteta's first-team squad should helium snub offers from elsewhere to articulation Arsenal, wherever helium would nexus up with his compatriot, Martin Odegaard.

Tellingly, the youngster has already drawn comparisons with the Arsenal captain, who besides broke done into elder shot astatine a tender property successful Norway earlier yet uncovering his mode to the Premier League.

It was reported implicit the play that Rosenborg are demanding a £10million interest positive 'significant add-ons' successful bid to portion with Nypan, who scored 8 goals successful 28 league games for the Norwegian outfit past word arsenic they finished 4th successful the Eliteserien.

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While overmuch of Arsenal's absorption this period has been connected adding a striker, determination is plentifulness to see successful midfield with some Jorginho and Thomas Partey retired of declaration successful the summer. They are besides thought to beryllium successful rod presumption to motion Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad up of the 2025-26 campaign, too.

Addressing the concern of Arsenal's retired of declaration stars earlier this month, Arteta said: "We person definite situations with contracts expiring. We tin renew those contracts similar we person done successful the past. We are ever actively evolving the squad and knowing what the players privation to bash erstwhile they decorativeness our declaration together, and we person to beryllium prepared.

"At the infinitesimal we don't person them [new signings], we are actively trying to find the champion imaginable solution but we volition person to hold and spot what we tin do. Obviously we person mislaid 2 monolithic players for america successful the frontline and we request immoderate enactment there."

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