Reiss Nelson is close to signing an extended contract at Arsenal after making his Premier League debut in Sunday’s 3-2 win against Southampton.

Now aged 18, Nelson joined Arsenal as a seven-year-old and has been identified by Arsene Wenger as having the potential to make a career in the Premier League, particularly because of what is regarded as a rare dribbling ability.

The emergence of Nelson and Eddie Nketiah, coupled with the arrivals over the past year of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, as well as a new contract for Mesut Ozil, means that Arsenal are not looking to add any attacking players this summer.

“Aubameyang is on fire, Lacazette as well and Danny Welbeck scored two on Sunday,” said Nelson. “The opposition should be scared by the fire-power we have got.”

Nelson signed his first professional contract two years ago and has this season made 15 first-team appearances, largely in the Europa League and is also contention to start against CSKA Moscow in Thursday’s quarter-final second leg, especially in the context of Mkhitaryan’s knee ligament injury.

“It is a big achievement to sign for a big club like Arsenal so I'm just delighted with the contract and hopeful that I can sign it soon,” said Nelson.

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Despite twice breaking their record transfer fee over the past year, as well as a club record contract for Ozil, Arsenal’s strategy still rests heavily on giving opportunities to young talent.

“The boss [Wenger] is the man in charge and I have just got to do what he says,” said Nelson. “If I keep training hard. and if I get the opportunity to play, I will play well and we will take it from there.

“He is one of the biggest influences for me - he keeps pushing the youngsters – me, Eddie (Nketiah) and Joe (Willock) – I think he has got a bright future planned for us.

“I think a first-team start in the Premier League at a high level like this is a step forward. The Premier League is so much faster. You have to play everything a bit quicker, one and two-touch. We had to do that and I enjoyed that.

“A Premier League start was on the cards but I think I need to score, that is the only one I haven't achieved so fingers crossed I can get a cheeky goal before the end of the season.”