Good morning and happy Tuesday to you all.
Let’s start with the Eddie Nketiah news, as reported by David Ornstein. Arsenal are expected to accept a bid from Crystal Palace in the region of £25m + £5m in add-ons, and it looks like personal terms won’t be an issue. In the light of move to Nottingham Forest breaking down, it now seems obvious Eddie was aware of Palace interest, and eschewed the move to the midlands to stay in London.
I don’t blame him, to be honest. I think Palace is a better option for him, and it also comes without the upheaval of moving house and all the other hassle that comes with living in a different city. I realise that well-paid footballers will have the resources to have that kind of thing taken care of, but it’s still a pain. Anyway, I’m sure the primary motivation is football, and as I said I think Selhurst Park will be a good fit for him.
Palace have long been reported to have had an interest him and it looks like they’ll get their man. It’s hard to be 100% confident, because it looked like he was going to go to Marseille and that didn’t come to fruition; and it looked like he was off to Nottingham but obviously that didn’t work out. Third time lucky, I guess.
Elsewhere, Fabio Vieira is reportedly off to Porto today to complete his loan move to his former club. He’s due to have a medical before the formalities of the deal are completed.
Doctor: “Yes, this appears to be a tiny footballer.”
There is no purchase option or obligation with this one, which might suggest that Arsenal haven’t quite given up on him yet. I’d be quite surprised if he returned to play any significant role for though. You never know, a good season of regular football under his belt might be enough to kick-start his career in the Premier League, but by the time he comes back, he might find his pathway blocked by somebody else.
As I’ve said, it feels to me like Ethan Nwaneri is the prime beneficiary of Vieira’s departure, and if he…
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