Arsenal currently in advanced talks to sell player in deal that could mean 'danger' for Gunners - journalist

Arsenal are set for a busy end to the summer transfer window in order to make the finishing touches to their squad before deadline day.

In terms of incomings, the Gunners have signed Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna and are now set to add Real Sociedad’s Mikel Merino to their ranks.

Arsenal have also been busy on the outgoings front. The Gunners have already let several first-teamers leave this summer, and several more could soon follow.

Ben Jacobs has now provided an update regarding a player Arsenal are currently in talks to sell, and how it could lead to “danger” for them further down the line.

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Arsenal in Eddie Nketiah talks with Nottingham Forest

The player in question is Eddie Nketiah, who has fallen down the pecking order at Arsenal and now looks set for a move away.

The Gunners have been in talks with Nottingham Forest over the striker, who came through the ranks at Hale End.

Jacobs told GiveMeSport: “Nottingham Forest have moved on from Santiago Gimenez to Eddie Nketiah and advanced talks are taking place now with Arsenal over the fee.

“All parties are optimistic and willing to get the deal done, while Nketiah is prepared to move to Nottingham Forest.

“The terms are not a problem, it’s really just about the package. And, whereas for Marseille, it was one price that they didn’t meet, which was €30 million; for Nottingham Forest, it’s £30million.

“And this is very normal in windows when clubs sell intra-Premier League, the price is higher, because there’s always the danger that Nketiah turns up and scores against you.

“Also, generally, the Premier League clubs have got a little bit more money.”

Arsenal putting players first

Jacobs is spot on regarding the dangers of selling a Premier League player to another club in the same division.

All too often, a player who has gone from one top-flight club to another comes back to haunt his former employers.

With Nketiah being a striker, he’ll be expected to get the lion’s share of his team’s goals, so there’s even more risk for Arsenal in future fixtures against Forest.

Nonetheless, the Gunners deserve credit for not being overly worried about this and negotiating with other league clubs, to the benefit of the players themselves.

This was also the case with Emile Smith Rowe, who Arsenal allowed to join Fulham earlier this summer.