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Arsenal legend takes swipe at Eddie Nketiah

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Arsenal legend takes swipe at Eddie Nketiah

Former Arsenal star Paul Merson has taken a swipe at his ex-club for having Eddie Nketiah as their solely striker heading into the brand new marketing campaign.

Arsenal misplaced Alexandre Lacazette to Lyon without cost this month, leaving Nketiah and Folarin Balogun as their solely out-and-out centre-forward choices.

Balogun, for his half, has solely skilled common senior soccer in the course of the second half of final season while he was on mortgage at Middlesbrough. The younger striker confirmed clear indicators of high quality, however was hampered by Chris Wilder’s fixed chopping and altering of his front-two.

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As for Nketiah, he endured a horrible 2021/22 till the marketing campaign’s closing months, when he scored three targets in 4 outings. Nonetheless, the England youth worldwide nonetheless solely managed to web 5 league targets all season.

Because of this, now, Merson has recommended that Nketiah wouldn’t even be a assured starter for a membership like Fulham:

“All Arsenal have gotten up entrance proper now’s Eddie Nketiah, who just lately signed a brand new contract when it seemed like he would possibly depart,” Merson advised the Day by day Star.

“And no disrespect to Nketiah however Mikel Arteta should realise he gained’t get you into the highest 4. Completely no likelihood. That’s a truth.

“Nketiah can’t be spearheading your Champions League push. He’s not getting in forward of Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Richarlison at Everton and so they virtually obtained relegated.

“He’s not getting in at Fulham forward of Aleksandr Mitrovic and so they’ve solely simply been promoted. I’m not having a go at him however he’s not getting you high 4.”

“He’s not getting in at Fulham forward of Aleksandr Mitrovic.”
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