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Phil HaighPublished Jun 4, 2024, 9:34am|Updated Jun 4, 2024, 9:35am
Arsenal are open to offers for Eddie Nketiah this summer and they will not be short of them, with four Premier League clubs battling to sign him.
The 25-year-old featured regularly over the last season, making 37 appearances in all competitions and scoring six goals, but mostly as a substitute.
Nketiah did enjoy a run in the Gunners starting XI early in the season, earning his first England cap as a result, but the last of his 10 Premier League starts this campaign came in December.
Game time for the forward is already limited and it is unlikely to get any better for him at the Emirates as Arsenal are heavily linked with RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko.
The player is keen to move on and pursue more first team opportunities elsewhere and the club will reluctantly accept they need to let their academy graduate go, raising some transfer funds in the process.
The Sun report that Fulham are leading the race to sign Nketiah, but there is also interest from Crystal Palace, Everton and Wolves.
Fulham are reportedly willing to pay up to £30m for the striker, but Arsenal will be hoping that the competition for his signature will see that price rise.
Cash-strapped Everton are reportedly interested in a season-long loan for the Gunners man, which is not being ruled out as an option by the north London club.
However, a permanent move seems more likely as the Premier League runners-up look to raise funds for a new striker.
Arsenal have emerged as favourites to sign Sesko this summer, although there are a number of interested parties in the 21-year-old, with Manchester United, Liverpool and Chelsea all touted as fans of the forward.
The Slovenia international has a release clause of £65m in his RB Leipzig contract, which will have to be met anyone is to snap him up this summer, in all likelihood.
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