Borussia Dortmund agree season-long loan for Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri

Borussia Dortmund have reached a verbal agreement to sign Arsenal forward Ethan Nwaneri on a season-long loan during the closing hours of the current summer transfer window.

The deal was reported by transfer specialist Fabrizio Romano, who said the German club had secured an agreement with Arsenal and that Nwaneri had accepted the move.

Romano posted on X: “🚨🟡⚫️ EXCLUSIVE: Borussia Dortmund reach verbal agreement to sign Ethan Nwaneri from Arsenal, here we go!Season long loan agreed from Arsenal as Nwaneri said yes to this possibility overnight.BVB sources confirm salary will be entirely covered by the Geeman club.pic.twitter.com/V455sTaPeZ”

The agreement means Nwaneri is set to spend the entire season with Borussia Dortmund rather than remain with Arsenal for the current campaign. The player gave his approval to the transfer in the overnight period as negotiations moved forward.

Dortmund sources have also confirmed that the club will cover Nwaneri’s salary in full for the duration of the loan. The arrangement therefore involves Arsenal temporarily sending the player to Germany while the German club assumes responsibility for his wages.

Romano described the agreement as a completed deal in his report, although his wording specifically referred to a verbal agreement between the parties. The move represents a significant attacking addition for Borussia Dortmund as they complete their late business in the summer market.

Nwaneri had also been linked with a transfer to Milan during this summer’s transfer window. However, the latest development places Dortmund in position to secure his services on loan after the player agreed to the possibility of joining the Bundesliga club.

The agreement was concluded in the final hours of the summer transfer window, bringing an end to the immediate uncertainty surrounding Nwaneri’s next destination. Dortmund’s confirmation that it will pay his full salary is a central detail of the proposed arrangement, while the length of the loan has been set at one full season.

The move remains a temporary transfer from Arsenal, with Nwaneri joining Borussia Dortmund for the campaign rather than leaving the London club permanently. The initial report did not state that the deal included a permanent transfer option or any further terms beyond the season-long loan and the German club’s commitment to cover the player’s wages.

The transfer was highlighted as an attacking deal for Dortmund, while Milan had previously emerged as another club associated with Nwaneri. Romano’s report said the player’s decision to accept Dortmund’s proposal was made during the preceding night, allowing the agreement to be reached before the summer window closed.

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