Crystal Palace in talks to sign Reiss Nelson from Arsenal for £15m

Crystal Palace have entered talks to sign Arsenal winger Reiss Nelson for around 15 million pounds, as the Premier League club look to bolster their attack after selling Eberechi Eze to Arsenal last week for a club record fee. Palace have already moved to agree terms for Yeremy Pino, a Spanish winger, and are now weighing a bid for Nelson as they push to strengthen their squad for a European campaign and the rest of the domestic season. Nelson spent the previous season on loan at Fulham, where injury limited his impact, and reports indicate he is keen for regular first team football this term.

The move to Palace would mark a permanent exit from Arsenal for a player who has spent almost his entire career with the club, aside from loan spells. Nelson, 25, has two years left on his contract with Arsenal but has found chances scarce behind a host of established attackers at the north London club. He has made 90 appearances for Arsenal, with 35 starts, contributing eight goals and nine assists, and has repeatedly indicated a desire to play regularly at senior level rather than continue to cycle between loan spells and brief cameos.

Fulham had been pursuing a permanent reunion with...