Edu could be preparing a significant bid for Arsenal to sign the £73m-plus striker
Arsenal and sporting director Edu Gaspar by extension may be preparing a “significant” late bid to sign the striker worth £73 million, according to reports.
Arsenal sell Eddie Nketiah to Crystal Palace for £30 million
Earlier this week, Arsenal reached an agreement with Crystal Palace over the transfer of striker Eddie Nketiah, who will move to Selhurst Park in a deal worth £30 million including add-ons.
The move ends many years at the Emirates Stadium for Nketiah, who made his Arsenal debut back in 2017, with the Hale End academy graduate moving on to pastures new in search of Premier League game time.
The 25-year-old played a total of 7,000 minutes for Arsenal in all competitions, scoring 38 goals in a total of 168 appearances during that time, and some fans will be sad to see one of them leave the London rivals.
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Eddie Nketiah's all-time Arsenal stats in all competitions |
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Appearance |
168 |
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Goals |
38 |
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It helps |
7 |
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Booking |
12 |
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Red Cards |
1 |
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Minutes played |
7,000 |
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with Transfermarkt |
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However, Nketiah was under Mikel Arteta's order in north London, and the move is perhaps the best of his career as he looks to finally play his way back to England – having earned one cap for his country so far.
There are suggestions Arsenal are still active in the transfer window as we fast approach tomorrow's deadline day, with Edu and the recruitment team already finalizing permanent deals for David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino as their top three additions. .
Arsenal are believed to be looking at last-minute opportunities to bring in a new striker behind Merino and are chasing a deal to sign Aaron Ramsdale's replacement for Espanyol goalkeeper Joan Garcia, having made the latest bid for the Spaniard.
Even if it doesn't happen, there have been one or two claims in the past few days that Arsenal could be in for a new striker to replace Nketiah, and some very surprising rumors have come out of Spain.
Arsenal could make a “significant” bid for Darwin Nunez
According to a Spanish media source, Liverpool striker Darwin Nunez is on Edu's radar as the deadline approaches. Indeed, “sources close” to Arsenal say that Edu may be preparing a “significant offer” to sign Nunez, with the Uruguayan's future under scrutiny and criticism after failing to deliver at key moments.
Arne Slot's side will want more than £73 million to sell Nunez late, although it remains to be seen whether Arsenal will be willing to come close to that figure.
The South American has scored 33 goals in 94 appearances for Liverpool but has only played 18 minutes in the Premier League so far this season.
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