Whilst Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang comfortably lead the attacking line for Arsenal, it’s easy to forget that the Gunners have another striker amongst their ranks.
Eddie Nketiah is a player that introduced himself to the world in Arsene Wenger’s final season as Arsenal boss as the teenager scored a brace in the League Cup to bring the Gunners from behind to beat Norwich, but things have slowed down since that October night.
The striker has only goal against Burnley on the final day of the previous campaign, and with Lacazette and Aubameyang being two of Arsenal’s most important players given how many goals the duo score, Nketiah could be set for another season on the bench.
Unless, of course, he is sent out on loan for the 2019/20 season, and according to football.london, this is something Arsenal are thinking about as the likes of Bristol City, Charlton and Augsburg are all said to be interested in Nketiah, and we believe that the north London club sending the 19-year-old out for the year is exactly what the striker needs.
Nketiah has been quite incredible in Arsenal’s U-23 side over the past three seasons, won the Premier League 2 in 2018, and with such a prolific record, the England U-19 striker is more than ready for the step-up into professional football.
Of course, Unai Emery might have his reservations of sending out the attacker on loan given the fact he is Arsenal’s third-choice striker and that something could happen to Lacazette or Aubameyang next season, but putting caution over development is something the club can’t afford to do with a talent like Nketiah, who at this stage of his career needs to be playing first-team football.
Arsenal were in this position last season when Nketiah, as reported by the Sun, was set to go out on loan to Augsburg in the January transfer window, but due to deals for Ivan Perisic and Yannick Carrasco failing to materialise, the teenager remained at the club and missed out on potentially playing four months of first-team football, and this summer the Gunners can’t be making the same mistake twice.
Arsenal fans, does Nketiah need a loan move next season? Let us know!
