Eddie Nketiah has revealed how close he came to leaving Arsenal this summer. The England under-21 international signed a contract extension to commit his long-term future to the Gunners last month but was only weeks away from seeing his previous deal expire.
It had appeared for a long time that the 23-year-old was on his way out of the club as he sought to earn himself some regular game time. However, following an impressive end to the season in which he scored five goals in eight appearances, Nketiah was convinced to stay in North London.
He is now expected to be an important part of Mikel Arteta's plans this season and has continued his impressive goalscoring run with four goals in four matches across Arsenal's preseason. Things could have been very different however, as Nketiah admits he considered plenty of offers from elsewhere before signing his new deal.
