Firstly, it's time for him to return to playing regular football every week, which is the expectation with the loan to Porto, and something he hasn't been able to achieve to this point with Arsenal. The loan deal will also allow Arsenal to monitor his progress over the course of the 2024/25 season and then assess things again in 2025.
At that point there will need to be a conversation between Mikel Arteta, the player and his representatives. By then, the attacking midfielder will be 25 years of age and a definitive decision about his career one way or the other will need to be made.
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