Arsenal youngster Ethan Nwaneri could consider quitting the club due to his unfair treatment, according to former England and Tottenham goalkeeper Paul Robinson.
Nwaneri enjoyed a breakthrough season at the Emirates Stadium and impressed particularly in the second half of the season when the Gunners were dealing with an injury crisis.
The youngster, who won the Euro U21 Championship with England this summer, has shown his quality for Mikel Arteta’s side but the player is currently involved in contract negotiations with the club and his agent is finding it difficult to get him a contract that matches other players in the squad.
Questions have been raised about the player’s future at the club due to Arsenal’s pursuit of Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze, both of whom play where Nwaneri can play and their potential arrival could limit Nwaner’s playing time as well as his growth.
Arsenal given warning over Ethan Nwaneri future
Robinson feels that his agent could look for another club to get Nwaneri the same wages as other players in the squad.
“As an academy product, you always struggle when your agent goes in for equal pay to players who have come in for big money,” he told Football Insider.
“You’re not always thought of in the same bracket and you’re not always treated the same.
“As wrong as that sounds, it’s just a fact and that’s how it is.
“Once you’ve been at a club for such a long time, sometimes you have to move on to get that respect, that credibility in the dressing room, and that level of pay.
“The agent will be using that as leverage to get the new contract signed.
“You look at what he’s done, he’s still only 18, but in the position he players they’re bringing in Madueke.
“Where does that leave Nwaneri? If Madueke comes in, the agent’s next question will be why can’t you offer him the same wages as Madueke?
“Granted, you have to earn your stripes and at 18 years old he won’t be getting that same type of contract.
“But…
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