Arsenal loanee Reiss Nelson wants to return to Gunners and become a ‘legend’ after Hoffenheim success
Gunners' wonderkid is in top form having scored six goals in seven appearances for Hoffenheim this season
CONQUERING the Bundesliga is not enough for ambitious Reiss Nelson who says he wants to return to Arsenal and become a legend at his boyhood club.
The 18-year-old forward has shone on-loan at Hoffenheim scoring six goals in seven appearances for the German outfit this season.
He has only featured four times in the starting line-up, impressively averaging a goal every 54,5 minutes - including an absolute stunner against Bayer Leverkusen earlier this month.
His most recent strike came against Augsburg on Saturday, finding the back of the net seconds after coming on the pitch in the last minutes of the game.
Nelson, Bundesliga's Rookie of the Month for October, says his loan spell in Germany has helped him grow up and prepare for an Arsenal reunion.
He said: “Arsenal are my boyhood club. I’ve been with them since I was eight, so that’s 10 years.
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“I just want to go back there stronger because at the time I was at Arsenal I was 16, 17 and I didn’t feel confident.
“I didn’t think I was a man, but now I’m feeling stronger and I think a couple more months or even a year in Hoffenheim will make me strong and give me the belief and confidence to go back to Arsenal and do very good there."
His plans, however, go far beyond that.
He says: “I want to be an Arsenal legend."
With Danny Welbeck suffering a horrible ankle injury, Nelson has been linked with an early comeback to North London.
Arsenal boss Unai Emery hasn't ruled out the possibility but admitted it is not on his agenda just yet.
The Spanish manager said: “At the moment we don’t speak about that.
“We follow him every match. We are thinking how he can help us in the future.”