Exclusive: FC Zurich make approach to sign Arsenal’s Butler-Oyedeji
Arsenal attacker Nathan Butler-Oyedeji is the subject of an approach from Swiss club FC Zurich, sources have told Football Insider.
FC Zurich have enquired over Butler-Oyedeji’s availability in the January transfer window as they look to bolster their attacking options.
Arsenal are keen to tie the 21-year-old down to a new contract but talks have stalled.
Butler-Oyedeji impressed in pre-season for Arsenal and has been on the bench in the Premier League and Champions League this season.
He has scored seven goals and provided six assists in nine games for Arsenal’s Under-21s this season.
The London-born ace joined the Gunners at the age of eight and turned professional in 2021.
Butler-Oyedeji has already earned senior experience on loan with EFL duo Accrington Stanley and Cheltenham Town.
He racked up 24 appearances in League One across both spells and has also tasted senior action with Arsenal in the EFL Trophy.
FC Zurich make Butler-Oyedeji move after Arsenal talks stall
The 21-year-old has worn the armband for the Gunners’ Under-21 side in Premier League 2 action this term.
Butler-Oyedeji has played as a winger on both flanks and as a centre-forward during his development.
Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith-Rowe, Reiss Nelson and more recently Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly are the latest Arsenal academy graduates to play regular first-team action.
FC Zurich sit sixth in the Swiss Super League and played Uefa Conference League football earlier this season before being eliminated in the qualifying rounds.
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