According to reports, Arsenal have ‘rejected another bid’ for their striker Eddie Nketiah from their Premier League rivals Crystal Palace.
The forward has played 75 times for the Gunners since making his senior debut. He is yet to start in the Premier League this season but he did impress in the Carabao Cup.
Nketiah is out of contract in the summer and he is said to be keen to leave Arsenal.
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Crystal Palace are among the clubs interested in signing the Englishman. Sky Sports are now reporting that Arsenal have ‘rejected another bid’ from Palace for Nketiah.
He is free to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club. The report adds that Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen are ‘monitoring his availability’.
“Players from abroad look at the CVs of football clubs.
“We all talk about the CV of a player and of a manager. We can talk about Antonio Conte’s and it’s a fantastic one. Then we can talk about the facilities at Spurs and they are extraordinary, but they haven’t got a CV as a club.
“They haven’t got a haul of trophies have they, they haven’t won the Premier League, have they? They have been close a couple of times and, yes they are an attractive proposition, they’re a great football club, but they are not going to win a deal ahead of Liverpool, 9 times out of 10, at the moment.
“It’s like Manchester United. They hogged the transfer market. And there were people, like Alan Shearer and others, who turned them down but nearly every target that Fergie wanted, they went because of Fergie and the success the club was having. It was an easy choice for players.
“If you’re a wanted player, lots of players get hijacked. Not everyone gets everyone they want.
“There are clubs who get spoilt for choice sometimes because a player is desperately wanting to come to you.
“The manager does have a big play in it. Conte is a terrific manager. I just think they are having a difficult time getting the type of player he thinks is needed and getting them over the line is really tough.
“It’s the same problem for Arteta. He’s got the same problem as Spurs have got.”
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