Revealed: The ‘issue’ holding up Crystal Palace’s potential signing of Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah
An insight into Crystal Palace’s pursuit of Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah has been provided on Tuesday.
Nketiah’s Arsenal stint
Eddie Nketiah would join Arsenal’s youth ranks back in 2015, signing from London rivals, Chelsea.
Since then, Nketiah has had a mixed stint in north London and was loaned out to Leeds during the 2019/20 campaign.
Nketiah returned in January of 2020 and was playing fairly well under then-new boss Mikel Arteta. However, the 22-year-old has never really progressed and has since largely fallen out of favour.
Nketiah has not featured much for Arsenal this season, but he has shone in the League Cup for the Gunners, netting five in three outings.
Nketiah has also excelled for England’s under-21 side, finding the net on a record 16 occasions in 17 outings for the Young Lions.
Record breaker. History maker. Eddie Nketiah.
📞 @EddieNketiah9 is now the all-time top goalscorer for @England at Under-21 level
1️⃣4️⃣ goals
1️⃣2️⃣ gamespic.twitter.com/ZQBvO5afSd— Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 13, 2020
So, whilst his minutes are limited in the Premier League for Arsenal, Nketiah has shown he has a keen eye for goal, he just needs to play on a more regular basis.
Crystal Palace want Nketiah
So, with the hitman’s deal up in six months, there is bound to be some interest in him.
Nketiah was linked with Crystal Palace over the summer and those links have returned once again of late.
Now, though, as mentioned above, a fresh update on the situation has emerged via the Daily Mail’s Sami Mokbel.
Mokbel reports that Palace are trying to sign Nketiah, but wages are proving to be an issue.
It is added that Nketiah has free-agent interest from Germany and France (he can sign pre-contract agreements with foreign clubs now he is in the final six months of his deal), so it may be tough for an English club to compete in January:
Bit of Palace transfer news: Trying to sign Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah but wages proving an issue at the moment. Nketiah has Bosman interest from Germany and France where he can earn vast amounts so (at least financially) might be tough for an English club to compete this month.
— Sami Mokbel (@SamiMokbel81_DM) January 11, 2022
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| # | Team | MP | D | P |
| 1 | Manchester City | 21 | 40 | 53 |
| 2 | Chelsea FC | 21 | 29 | 43 |
| 3 | Liverpool FC | 20 | 34 | 42 |
| 4 | Arsenal FC | 20 | 8 | 35 |
| 5 | West Ham United | 20 | 10 | 34 |
| 6 | Tottenham Hotspur | 18 | 3 | 33 |
| 7 | Manchester United | 19 | 3 | 31 |
| 8 | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 19 | 0 | 28 |
| 9 | Brighton & Hove Albion | 19 | 0 | 27 |
| 10 | Leicester City | 18 | -2 | 25 |
| 11 | Crystal Palace | 20 | -1 | 23 |
| 12 | Brentford FC | 19 | -3 | 23 |
| 13 | Aston Villa | 19 | -5 | 22 |
| 14 | Southampton FC | 19 | -9 | 21 |
| 15 | Everton FC | 18 | -9 | 19 |
| 16 | Leeds United | 19 | -16 | 19 |
| 17 | Watford FC | 18 | -14 | 13 |
| 18 | Burnley FC | 17 | -11 | 11 |
| 19 | Newcastle United | 19 | -23 | 11 |
| 20 | Norwich City | 19 | -34 | 10 |
| Player | Team | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 16 |
| Jota, Diogo | Liverpool FC | 10 |
| Vardy, Jamie | Leicester City | 9 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 8 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 8 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 8 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 8 |
| Smith-Rowe, Emile | Arsenal FC | 8 |
| Mane, Sadio | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Raphinha | Leeds United | 8 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 7 |
| Sterling, Raheem | Manchester City | 7 |
| Maupay, Neal | Brighton & Hove Albion | 7 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 7 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 6 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 6 |
| Gallagher, Conor | Crystal Palace | 6 |
| Jorginho | Chelsea FC | 6 |
| Wilson, Callum | Newcastle United | 6 |
| Cornet, Maxwel | Burnley FC | 6 |
| Player | Team | Red Cards | Yellow Cards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salisu, Mohammed | Southampton FC | 0 | 6 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 0 | 6 |
| Tarkowski, James | Burnley FC | 0 | 6 |
| Laporte, Aymeric | Manchester City | 1 | 5 |
| Neves, Ruben | Wolverhampton Wanderers | 0 | 6 |
| Bissouma, Yves | Brighton & Hove Albion | 0 | 6 |
| Skipp, Oliver | Tottenham Hotspur | 0 | 6 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 1 | 4 |
| Fernandes, Bruno | Manchester United | 0 | 5 |
| Silva, Bernardo | Manchester City | 0 | 5 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 1 | 4 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 0 | 5 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 1 | 4 |
| Toney, Ivan | Brentford FC | 0 | 5 |
| McGinn, John | Aston Villa | 0 | 5 |
| Canos, Sergi | Brentford FC | 0 | 5 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 0 | 5 |
| Richarlison | Everton FC | 0 | 5 |
| Rodri | Manchester City | 0 | 5 |
| Ritchie, Matt | Newcastle United | 0 | 5 |
| Player | Team | Assists |
|---|---|---|
| Alexander-Arnold, Trent | Liverpool FC | 9 |
| Salah, Mohamed | Liverpool FC | 8 |
| Bowen, Jarrod | West Ham United | 7 |
| Jesus, Gabriel | Manchester City | 7 |
| Pogba, Paul | Manchester United | 7 |
| Dennis, Emmanuel | Watford FC | 5 |
| Mount, Mason | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| James, Reece | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Kovacic, Mateo | Chelsea FC | 5 |
| Cancelo, Joao | Manchester City | 5 |
| Robertson, Andy | Liverpool FC | 5 |
| Antonio, Michail | West Ham United | 4 |
| Mahrez, Riyad | Manchester City | 4 |
| Saka, Bukayo | Arsenal FC | 4 |
| Benrahma, Said | West Ham United | 4 |
| Doucoure, Abdoulaye | Everton FC | 4 |
| Rice, Declan | West Ham United | 4 |
| Redmond, Nathan | Southampton FC | 4 |
| Ronaldo, Cristiano | Manchester United | 3 |
| Son, Heung Min | Tottenham Hotspur | 3 |
