Arsenal have drawn up a four-man striker shortlist in the event that both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah leave this summer.
As things stand, Lacazette and Nketiah are out of contract with the Gunners and poised to leave the club when their deals expire on July 1. That is not a scenario which Mikel Arteta wants, however, with the Arsenal manager leading a charm offensive to try and get Nketiah to sign a new, more lucrative contract.
Having endured a difficult campaign spent mainly on the substitutes’ bench, Nketiah has taken centre stage over the past few weeks. The 22-year-old hadn’t started a Premier League game this season until the trip to Southampton on April 16, but has been in Arteta’s starting line-up ever since.
