Arsenal: Eddie Nketiah Among West Ham Transfer Targets

Should Arsenal Sell Eddie Nketiah?

Nketiah is a striker unlike any other at Arsenal. Each of the options for Mikel Arteta boast different qualities, with former Leeds loanee the unequivocal fox-in-the-box variety.

It’s almost impossible for him to score from outside the six-yard box.

The truth is that not all academy graduates make it into the senior fold. That’s not a revelation of any kind, it’s cold hard facts. Take Alex Iwobi for example, someone who never fully kicked on with the first-team but was sold for over £30m. In most peoples’ eyes he’s one of the most successful Hale End stars in recent memory.

Nketiah is now 21 years old and almost exclusively assigned a substitute role. Behind him is contract rebel Balogun (tongue in cheek), who in an ever so minuscule sample size has demonstrated all the traits one could ask for in a centre-forward: strength, energy, intelligence and finishing ability.

With only six months left on his deal, 18 on Nketiah’s, and a 29-year-old Lacazette making up the rest, Arsenal have vital decisions they need to start tending to. Lacazette will depart eventually, ideally in the summer, with just one of the two youngsters set to stay.

Selling Nketiah will 100% be in Arteta’s thinking. A loan could suit, but he need money. If Arsenal can squeeze every penny they can out of West Ham in this window, they’ll see it as a massive coup.