August 21st 2024.
Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, has given the green light for Eddie Nketiah to leave the club. After weeks of negotiations, Nketiah has agreed to personal terms with Nottingham Forest, paving the way for his £30million transfer away from north London.
The Gunners have been looking to offload their academy graduate this summer, but they have been adamant about receiving the full value of the player before letting him go. This has resulted in them rejecting multiple offers, including a bid from Marseille that was eventually withdrawn.
Nottingham Forest also made an offer of £25m plus add-ons, but it was turned down by Arsenal. There were also concerns over whether Nketiah would be willing to take a pay cut from his current £120,000-a-week salary at the Emirates. However, it seems that these issues have been resolved as Nketiah is now set to join Forest.
According to renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Nketiah has agreed personal terms with Forest, and the club is confident of reaching an agreement with Arsenal for a fee of £30m. This development comes after Forest saw their bid for Feyenoord striker Santiago Gimenez rejected.
Their latest offer of £22m plus add-ons was not enough to convince the Dutch club to sell, and Forest quickly turned their attention back to Nketiah. The 25-year-old striker, who made his Arsenal debut in 2017 and had a loan spell at Leeds United in 2019-20, is now set to end his time with the Gunners.
Despite making 37 appearances and scoring six goals last season, Nketiah was often on the fringes of the squad and did not start a league match after December. Mikel Arteta preferred to use Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus as his main options up front, with the German leading the line in their first game of the new season against Wolves.
Nketiah will join fellow academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe in leaving Arsenal this summer. The attacking midfielder recently completed a move to Fulham for a fee that could rise to £34m with add-ons. As for Arsenal, they have only made one major signing in Riccardo Calafiori, but they are still hoping to secure a deal for Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino.
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