Arsenal have turned down a £25 million plus add-ons bid from Nottingham Forest for striker Eddie Nketiah. Discussions continue for the England international, who has dropped down the pecking order under Mikel Arteta.
Nketiah had previously agreed personal terms with Marseille for a loan move, but negotiations collapsed as Arsenal insisted on at least £30 million. Crystal Palace has also shown interest in the 25-year-old. Despite selling Nketiah, Arsenal might not replace him with another central striker, as Arteta eyes an attacking wide man to compete with Bukayo Saka. Nketiah signed a five-year contract in June 2022 but started only ten Premier League games last season.
Arsenal have already earned £27 million plus £7 million in add-ons from Emile Smith Rowe’s sale to Fulham. Bournemouth is monitoring Nketiah as they seek a replacement for Dominic Solanke, who joined Tottenham. Nketiah, who joined Arsenal in 2015 from Chelsea, has scored 38 goals in 168 appearances.
Here is the season highlight video of Eddie Nketiah.
Edward Nketiah
This season he played in total 27 times for 1071 minutes for Premier League.
Edward Nketiah scored 5 goals for Arsenal. He procured two assists. He received 3 yellow cards and no red cards.
His team is currently 2nd in Premier League. In the last match Arsenal won 2-0 against Wolverhampton Wanderers. The next match in Premier League will be against Aston Villa.
Arsenal performance and stats
Arsenal is currently 4th in the Premier League with 3 points.
It has a positive goal difference after scoring 2 goals and conceding 0.
Arsenal will play the next match in Premier League against Aston Villa on Saturday 24th of August in Birmingham.