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Mark White

Arsenal will miss Eddie Nketiah far more than people realise: he embodies everything the club should stand for

Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal arrives at the stadium prior to the UEFA Champions League match between Arsenal FC and PSV Eindhoven at Emirates Stadium on September 20, 2023 in London, England.

Arsenal are selling Eddie Nketiah to Crystal Palace. It's time. It makes sense. 

And yet Arsenal fans don't seem too bothered. Perhaps they believe that Nketiah's departure is the trigger to bring in a world-class No.9 to fire them to a title… but given that Emile Smith Rowe's exit to Fulham elicited an outpouring of tributes – despite the midfielder going goalless for the Gunners for two years – I'm a little surprised that Nketiah's exit isn't evoking anywhere near that kind of reaction.

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