🚨🚨ARSENAL TRANSFER NEWS LIVE Crystal Palace close to agreeing a deal to sign Arsenal’s Eddie Nketiah 

Crystal Palace are close to agreeing a deal to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.

The north London club are expected to accept a Palace bid worth £25million plus £5m in add-ons.

No problem is anticipated on personal terms.

The Athletic reported on Sunday that Palace were considering a move for Nketiah, having spoken to Arsenal about the 25-year-old earlier this summer.

That news came shortly after Nottingham Forest’s pursuit of Nketiah broke down. The forward decided against making the switch, despite Forest and Arsenal settling on a fee worth up to £30m ($39.6m).

Earlier in the window, Marseille had worked to recruit the England international but could not find a compromise on the price.

Arsenal tied Nketiah to a new contract in June 2022, just as his was about to become a free agent. His existing deal runs until 2027.

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Nketiah has yet to make a competitive appearance this campaign after featuring in pre-season. He was an unused substitute in both of his side’s Premier League fixtures — a 2-0 home win over Wolverhampton Wanderers and victory at Aston Villa by the same scoreline.

Fellow Arsenal forward Gabriel Jesus, meanwhile, will undergo a scan to determine the extent of a “slight” groin injury that kept him out of game.

Palace have been beaten in both of their opening matches, with Saturday’s 2-0 defeat against West Ham United at Selhurst Park following a 2-1 away loss versus Brentford.

Oliver Glasner has started Jean-Philippe Mateta up front in both of those matches, with the Frenchman entering this season off the back of an impressive 2023-24 that saw him score 19 goals in 39 appearances.

Odsonne Edouard is Palace’s other senior striker, with Jordan Ayew joining Leicester City in a permanent transfer last week. Glanser previously spoke about wanting further reinforcements before Friday’s transfer deadline.

Palace’s next game is in the Carabao Cup second round, when Norwich City visit on Tuesday.

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