At A Glance:<\/strong><\/p>\n Arsenal and England wonderkid Ethan Nwaneri was sent out loan to Marseille in January as a means of getting senior minutes under his belt \u2013 but things have not panned out as such and the Gunners are set to benefit financially as a result.<\/p>\n Mikel Arteta has been criticised by Nigel Winterburn for allowing Nwaneri to leave (albeit on a temporary basis) in the winter months.<\/p>\n Despite the flurry of goals, Arsenal have somewhat struggled in an attacking sense and it\u2019s been their backline carrying them many matches. <\/p>\n Read More: <\/strong>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal handed boost in pursuit of Christian Kofane amid Bayern Munich priority shift<\/p>\n Whether the English youngster staying in N5 would\u2019ve helped them in their pursuit of silverware will forever remain unknown but Roberto De Zerbi was keen to secure his services in January and a deal was subsequently struck.<\/p>\n Things haven\u2019t got swimmingly for the 19-year-old since moving to France earlier this year and De Zerbi leaving and Habib Beye replacing the Italian meant that Nwaneri slipped down the pecking order in southern France.<\/p>\n Yet to start under the new management, he has made a series of appearances off the bench and Beye sent him a clear message recently.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is a big talent who needs to adapt to the intensity of Ligue 1,\u201d he said. \u201cHe looks like the ideal replacement for Mason (Greenwood) but we have several quality players to choose from. He must understand he\u2019s come to a very, very high-level club.\u201d<\/p>\n But why are Arsenal set for a financial boost because of Beye\u2019s choice to give him so very few chances to prove himself at the Orange Velodrome?<\/p>\n\n
\nEthan Nwaneri\u2019s lack of gametime at Marseille set to benefit Arsenal financially<\/strong><\/h2>\n
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