Eddie Nketiah, the Arsenal striker, has a bright career ahead of him.
That is, after all, the million-dollar question.
Nketiah was set to leave Arsenal this summer, when his contract expired, until a few weeks ago.
He was a distant second in the pecking order behind Alexandre Lacazette, and he hadn't played a minute of Premier League football all season.However, a surprising double in a 4-2 win over Chelsea has given the 22-year-old striker a new lease on life in North London, and he has backed it up with strong displays in victories against Manchester United and West Ham United.
Arsenal is expected to offer him a new contract in order to keep him from going for free, but is it too little, too late?
Yes, according to one journalist.Nketiah – who began his career at London Colney – is expected to reject any offer that comes his way from Arsenal, according to Goal.com's Charles Watts, who exclusively covers the Gunners.
"I don't think they'll [convince him to alter his mind about departing] since he's rejected a lot of contracts that Arsenal has put in front of him in the last six months to a year," he said.So I believe his and his agent's minds are set on leaving, which seems like a shame given the way he's playing at the moment. He has, however, placed himself in the shop window."
Is Eddie Nketiah on his way out of Arsenal?
Unfortunately for Arsenal, it appears like this is becoming more plausible.
You can't blame Nketiah for this.Yes, he's in fine shape right now, but where has Arteta been for the past two years?
Nketiah has been an Arsenal player since returning from a loan at Leeds in the middle of the 2019-20 season, and the fact that he has only started 15 Premier League games in the two-and-a-half years since then indicates that the England Under-21 international is likely ready to move on.
Despite his recent form, he won't be playing regularly next season under Arteta, who dubbed him "phenomenal" 18 months ago, and therefore leaving makes perfect sense.
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