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Nelson eyes Arsenal return: I'll be ready this time

Don't fret Arsenal fans. Reiss Nelson is determined to establish himself at the Emirates after his loan spell with Hoffenheim.

The 19-year-old penned a new contract with Arsenal before heading off to Germany, where he has scored seven goals in 22 appearances across all competitions.

Nelson is enjoying his time in the Bundesliga, but says he has one eye on his return to north London.

Nelson told The Mirror: "At the moment, I'm very happy here in Germany and playing and scoring.

"I have my family with me in Heidelberg, which is a great place to be. We go out as a family to nice restaurants – life is good.

"I'm an Arsenal player. They are my boyhood club and I've been with them since I was eight.

"I just want to go back there stronger because, when I left, I was 17 and I didn't feel that confident. Now I feel like a man and I know a year at Hoffenheim will help me when I go back.

"But, at the end of the day, I have to stay here in Germany until the summer, do my job here and ­wherever football takes me.

"I just go with the flow, you know."

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