Eddie Nketiah: Wolves, Brentford and Crystal Palace ready Arsenal bids – sources
Eddie Nketiah could leave Arsenal this summer amid interest from Crystal Palace, Brentford and Wolves, sources have told Football Insider.
It is believed that the Premier League trio are readying moves for Nketiah, 24, amid his lack of game time at the Emirates.
Well-placed sources have told Football Insider that the one-cap England international will have a decision to make on his future in the off-season after Kai Havertz’s emergence as a false nine consigned him to the bench.
The Eagles were keen to bring him to Selhurst Park in January and could reignite their interest this summer, while Brentford are monitoring him as a replacement for Ivan Toney, who is likely to depart.
Nketiah’s Arsenal future in doubt amid Premier League interest
Wolves are also keeping tabs on the striker, who has made 13 starts in all competitions this season.
Despite his limited game time, Nketiah has still bagged six goals and three assists across 33 total appearances in all competitions – three goals coming from a hattrick against Sheffield United in October.
Mikel Arteta has switched up his front line consistently this season with Gabriel Jesus, Havertz and Leandro Trossard playing in the central attacking areas, but Nketiah has made just one league start since early November.
As an academy graduate, any sale of the former Leeds United loanee would register as pure profit on the Gunners’ books.
Across his entire Arsenal career, Nketiah has scored 38 goals and provided seven assists across 164 games in all competitions.
Arsenal sit top of the Premier League table following eight consecutive wins – most recently against Brentford earlier this month (9 March).
After advancing to the Champions League quarter-finals with a win against Porto last Tuesday (12 March), they are next set to play Man City on 31 March after the international break.
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