Arsenal is now prepared to sell Eddie Nketiah and has sent a new offer to Olympique Marseille for their consideration.
Marseille has been the only serious suitor for the striker this summer and has already reached an agreement on personal terms with him. They are keen to have him replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and lead their attack this season.
Arsenal is open to his departure but initially rejected Marseille’s first offer for Nketiah. The French club appeared to explore other options before Arsenal reopened negotiations and agreed to discuss their demands further.
Mikel Arteta’s side is now eager to finalise the deal, and a report from The Athletic states that they have proposed sending Nketiah out on loan with an obligation to buy for €30 million.
Marseille now needs to respond to this revised offer and will decide whether to accept it based on whether they find the terms favourable.
Just Arsenal Opinion
This should be a fair deal for Marseille to accept if they are serious about adding Nketiah to their squad.
They have chased the striker all summer and should not expect to sign a striker from the Premier League’s top six clubs for less than that fee.
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Hopefully, OM will at the end of the reopening of negotiations between Arsenal and then. Sign Nkethia on loan or permanently this summer,
If Pedro Neto was an Arsenal player with his injury records, I’m quite sure we would not get anything close to the £54m Chelsea paid for him because of our history of selling cheap, that needs to change. How many clubs were in for Neto?
One is enough, and one who will pay the fee. It really is that simple.
It may be a difficult concept, but it isn’t a question of selling “cheap” or “expensive” – it’s demand that pushes price, anywhere for anything. If you don’t like it, don’t sell – unless you have to. Arsenal had to, so they did.
I read a report in TBR that Burnmouth are looking at Nketiah as a possible replacement for the departing Solanke. But there doesn’t seem to be much in that report as all is quiet on that front.
Honestly I’m surprised that PL teams in the mid and lower rungs are not scrambling for his services. Home-grown, PL experience, right age and all that.
I rate Nketiah, and I still think he will be a hit wherever he goes and have more playing time. And somebody will regret not going for him.
Let’s just hope this long-drawn-out transfer finally come to an end.
It appears Arsenal has managed to squeeze out a little more money from OM, and that’s good.
However, as the article mentions, we’re now talking about a deferred payment at the end of a season long loan whereas OM’s earlier offer (£23m) was a “straight” transfer apparently.
Given the point of sales in this window is to raise money now, would Arsenal have been better taking the slightly reduced amount “in the hand”?
Multiple sources were also stating categorically just 2 days ago that only £17 had been offered, etc, etc. The only facts we’ll end up knowing about what really happened at any part of the process are those revealed now by the parties actually involved. The media is assuming we’ll forget about all the rest that was misinformation, disinformation, and just plain hype.
Truth be told, eddie is worth way over €30m.
With all his Resumee and many years remaining on his contract and his age? This ain’t a good business for arsenal.
Best they sell him in the premier league to Bournemouth, wolves, or Everton for £30m with some well calculated clauses and or add ons. Offer him to BVB even first on loan with obligation to buy.
If we were to buy thesame eddie from OM, you can’t get him less than £70m.
Really, .What do you see when you watch Nketian play? I see someone who is one dimensional and all too often off the pace. His lack of playing time in the second half of last season pretty much told us that his manager had lost faith. If Trossard cost us 20 million, then Eddie is a gamble at anything over 15.