Eddie Nketiah seemingly confirms Arsenal exit and reveals he is open to Ghana switch

Just days after soon-to-be out of contract forward Alexandre Lacazette all but confirmed his Arsenal exit and spoke of his Champions League ambitions, fellow striker Eddie Nketiah has also seemingly confirmed his impending departure.

Both forwards are out of contract this summer, and it has been widely assumed that they will leave the club as the Gunners look to continue their club rebuild, but it has now seemingly been all-but-confirmed.

Arsenal’s French striker Alexandre Lacazette (R) is substituted for Arsenal’s English striker Eddie Nketiah (L) during the English Premier League football match between Fulham and Arsenal at Craven Cottage in London on September 12, 2020. (Photo by Clive Rose / POOL / AFP) /

Between them, they have contributed to 5 goals this season, two of which came from the penalty spot, and both have been victims of anger from Arsenal fans at their lack of goalscoring, perceived as a key reason that Mikel Arteta’s side now look likely to miss out on 4th spot and Champions League football this season after three straight losses.

And, speaking to The Beautiful game podcast, 22-year-old Nketiah outlined his plans after the summer, revealing that there have been new contract offers from the north London side but that he is keen to make his mark elsewhere.

‘There has been offers of a new contract but my aim is to play football and to play regularly, that’s my ambition and that’s what I hope to do’, he told the podcast.

Open to Ghana switch?

Meanwhile, despite being the record England U21 goalscorer, Nketiah is yet to be capped at senior level for the Three Lions, and qualifies to play for Ghana through his family should he wish to make that switch.

The Black Stars have qualified for the World Cup finals in Qatar too, drawn in a group with Uruguay, Portugal and South Korea, and Nketiah confirmed that he is open to the idea of switching allegiance ahead of the tournament.

‘Of course it is a possibility. I’m open to both, playing for Ghana and playing for England as well. It’s always good to have the opportunity to potentially do that’, he continued.

By the sounds of it, Nketiah could be lining out alongside Thomas Partey for Ghana come the World Cup.

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	31	52	74
2	Liverpool FC	31	57	73
3	Chelsea FC	30	41	62
4	Tottenham Hotspur	32	18	57
5	Manchester United	32	8	54
6	Arsenal FC	31	8	54
7	West Ham United	33	9	52
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	32	5	49
9	Leicester City	30	-4	40
10	Brighton & Hove Albion	32	-8	40
11	Brentford FC	33	-8	39
12	Southampton FC	32	-14	39
13	Crystal Palace	31	3	37
14	Newcastle United	32	-19	37
15	Aston Villa	31	-4	36
16	Leeds United	32	-30	33
17	Everton FC	30	-19	28
18	Burnley FC	31	-19	25
19	Watford FC	32	-32	22
20	Norwich City	32	-44	21

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	20
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	17
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	15
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	15
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	13
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	12
Toney, Ivan	Brentford FC	12
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	11
Zaha, Wilfried	Crystal Palace	11
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	10
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	10
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	10
Pukki, Teemu	Norwich City	10
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Raphinha	Leeds United	10
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	10
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	9
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	9
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	9
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	9

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Bissouma, Yves	Brighton & Hove Albion	0	10
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	9
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	9
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	9
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	9
Firpo, Junior	Leeds United	0	9
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	7
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	8
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	8
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	8
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	8
Bednarek, Jan	Southampton FC	0	8
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	8
Shaw, Luke	Manchester United	0	8
Romeu, Oriol	Southampton FC	0	8
Xhaka, Granit	Arsenal FC	1	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	7

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	12
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	11
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	10
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	9
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	8
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	7
Mbeumo, Bryan	Brentford FC	7
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	7
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	7
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	6
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	6
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	6
Kulusevski, Dejan	Tottenham Hotspur	6
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	5