Nottingham Forest are making progress on their quest to sign a striker. The Athletic reports that the Reds are in negotiations with Arsenal for Eddie Nketiah.
The 20-year-old returned to the Emirates after spending the first half of the season at Leeds United. His lack of game time prompted Arsenal to activate the clause and they will now seek a new loan move for him.
Nketiah made 17 appearances in the Championship for Leeds but only started twice under Marcelo Bielsa. He netted five goals and registered one assist during his time at Elland Road.
Forest are on the lookout for a new striker. Lewis Grabban has 14 goals to his name but an injury to the 31-year-old would leave the Reds desperately short.
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Nketiah has also been linked with a move elsewhere and Forest will hope to beat their Championship rivals to his signature.
Nottingham Forest News View – Nketiah would be a quality signing for Reds
Forest would welcome the chance to land Nketiah and the news of the negotiations will surely delight supporters.
The England under-21 man is quick, intelligent and works the channels extremely well.
In a sense, he is a different sort of striker to Grabban and that would make him an attractive proposition for the Reds.
Nketiah is lethal in the penalty area and with the right service, he would be capable of scoring for fun at the City Ground.
Forest aren’t the only potential suitors, however, and boss Sabri Lamouchi might need to act quickly on this one.
Nketiah’s arrival would certainly boost Forest’s hopes of promotion this season and the Reds would relish the chance to add the Arsenal youngster to their ranks.
The youngster is paid £15,000-a-week (The Sun) and the Gunners would perhaps help out with a portion of that salary.
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