Eddie Nketiah could still leave Arsenal this summer despite failed moves to Olympique Marseille and Bournemouth.
Arsenal is content to keep the striker if a suitable offer doesn’t materialise, but they are open to selling him at the right price.
While it’s unlikely that the Gunners will sign another striker in this transfer window, they remain willing to let Nketiah depart if the terms are favourable.
The latest club showing serious interest is Nottingham Forest, who could secure his signature.
Forest’s initial offer of around £25 million was rejected by Arsenal, who are holding out for at least £30 million.
The Gunners have communicated their valuation to Forest, who are expected to return with an improved bid. According to a report in the Daily Mail, Forest remains keen on the deal.
Negotiations are ongoing between the two clubs as they work toward reaching an agreement.
In the coming days, Forest hopes to submit an offer that meets Arsenal’s asking price and seals the transfer.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Nketiah might not be a starter at the Emirates, but he can play from the start at several other top clubs.
The striker also seems interested in leaving the Emirates, so we should not stand in his way.
ADMIN COMMENT
So here are some simple rules which I must insist commenters follow….
You agree not to give any personal abuse to other Arsenal fans. Everyone is allowed to hold their own opinions even if you disagree with them. It COSTS NOTHING TO BE POLITE TO OTHER ARSENAL FANS.
CALLING ALL ARSENAL FANS! Anyone who would like to contribute an Article or Video opinion piece on JustArsenal, please contact us through this link…
I will advice Nottm For to pay Aesena’a near asking price of £35m i,e. £30m. Which I think can enable them to sign Nkethia.
And if they accept my advice, hem they should better be hurry to with it to submit the £30m to Aesenal without further delays to the submitting.
For, time is coming to the end soon in the ongoing summer transfer market window. As Arsenal will have to sign a new striker as replacement for Nkethia if they offload him this summer.
Personally I don’t think Arteta will allow Eddie to go until a replacement is secured. Soon as agreement with another club is agree, Eddie will be in a house moving chain, if replacement doesn’t happen, Eddie’s move will fall through too.
Ditto with any Ramsdale move. You can’t leave yourself without decent 2nd keeper and decent 3rd striker if you are chasing top honours. Any agreement on the sell, just sits there waiting till replacement signed, sealed and medicalled.
Meanwhile Chelsea – noticeably chanting “we hate Arsenal” during Sundays game – have omeletted another! Only 6 year contract for Felix, but still one more omelette than they actually needed to do.
I will advice Nottm For to pay near Aesenal’s asking price of £35m i,e. £30m. Which I think can enable them to sign Nkethia.
And if they accept my advice, then they should better hurry up to with it to submit the £30m to Arsenal without further delays to the submitting.
For, time is coming to the end soon in the ongoing summer transfer market window. As Arsenal will have to sign a new striker as replacement for Nkethia if they offload him this summer.
I don’t think Gimenez is certain to stay in Holland another year – he may have said no to relegation haunted Forest, but if a bigger club came in for him he would be in a taxi off to airport quicker than you can say “Kempes! One Nil”. So we could easily get the impression Forest will get out the check book for Eddie. But I don’t I believe Forest, or Everton, can afford Eddie – they both came a cropper last season over doing it on transfers.
My own football philosophy is, you don’t want to be making too many changes at the back during a season, but you can’t possibly have too many forward option’s nor swap them in and out too much. So I’m sure there’s many clubs in England and abroad who would like to add Eddie to their squad, but all those who do don’t have the money to afford the transfer fee and wage demand. Nketiah”s staying.
Forest will not regret signing Nketiah. I can see him hitting the net regularly for them; and he would add to their growing core of home-grown talent.
So pay up Forest and have your man.
You’d agree, presumably, that Arsenal should also do the same and “pay up” the full price that Real Sociedad is asking for Merino, which is the reason for the continuing delay in completing that transfer saga.
Merino is 28 and in the final year of his contract; and he is desperate to join Arsenal. Can you spot the difference difference?
If Forest pays Arsenal’s asking price, then that’s great but let’s wait and see.
Clearly, more than one other club hasn’t considered him to be good enough value at that price and have looked elsewhere. Of course, it’s likely that had Arsenal reduced their demands a little then Eddie would already have been sold and, possibly, the money would have already put towards a new striker.
As things stand, the transfer clock is ticking down now so a deal for a new striker may not be possible to conclude (particularly at the pace that Arsenal seem to conduct negotiations).
It’s funny how fans will castigate Arsenal for always selling their players for peanuts and, at the same time, groan when the club insist on fair value for their players
The Forest bid included add-ons so not really a great offer. They are low balling as they know he wants to leave and he needs to leave, no point being a 25 year old fringe player not getting a start for months when he has the potential to thrive in the league. We could get more if other bids come in but other options seem to be running out. he has been a great servant for the club and could have left on a free a couple of years back but it is time for him to move on.