The problem is, he doesn’t want to come here. We agreed a fee with Arsenal in the summer, but he turned us down.

Move on to someone, who doesn’t have an inflated opinion of themself.

That would be my view too. Given that the deal with Arsenal was supposedly done last week and Mateta was on his way to St Etienne post-haste, only for the Mateta departure suddenly to be put on hold an issue with Nketiah rather than his club, would seem a reasonable assumption. One possibility might be that since Nketiah has featured prominently in Arsenal's Carabao cup run, Nketiah may be stalling so he can play in the two semis against LIverpool this week and next. If so, what happens if Arsenal were to make the final, who knows?

From what I've seen of him he has ability, pace and his age is a big factor depending upon the fee. All things being reasonable personally I'd be interested in getting him.

The Viera connection and London location could play a decisive part in what happens.

Edited by Stirlingsays (11 Jan 2022 2.14pm)

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I haven’t seen a lot of this guy but what I have seen doesn’t get me overly excited. There’s a highlights clip of him on YouTube which if not flattering. It includes him missing and jamming shots into the ground. Many of the highlights are him just simply passing the ball. Worrying!!
I hope I’m wrong but if we must proceed don’t get dicked into over paying.

Edited by NE14T (11 Jan 2022 3.00pm)

Edited by NE14T (11 Jan 2022 3.00pm)

The beatings will stop when morale improves.

Because of Vieira's Arsenal connections I would like to think he would have some insight on what Nketiah could bring to Palace beyond the splattering of PL and cup appearances he has made. If he works hard in a team like ours he'll get chances and then it's just a case of if he can take them. It might just be he needs a run of games to get his confidence and match sharpness up.

Mateta looks like he's trying hard, but like Bentenke he doesn't appear built for the high press. Nketiah has the pace and mobility to put pressure on defenders, the question is his finishing. In the summer I was very much in favour of Edouard, but this time there is less pressure to find a goal scorer and so if the fee is fair and his wage demands aren't silly then I think it could prove to be a good investment. If it isn't we loan him out to a Championship club in the summer.

Why is Eduoard playing the Number 9 role, he is a goal scorer, player every game at Celtic there

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