Crystal Palace hatch plan to sign second Arsenal star after Eddie Nketiah

Crystal Palace are interested in signing Arsenal defender Jakub Kiwior after completing a deal for Eddie Nketiah, according to reports.

Nketiah is set to join the Eagles in a £30m move, with the south Londoners paying £25m up front with £5m in add-ons, but Palace want to keep raiding the Emirates.

That’s according to The Guardian, who report that Palace have registered an interest in Poland international Kiwior now the Nketiah deal is being wrapped up.

Arsenal have not yet decided if they would prefer a loan or permanent sale while Italian club Bologna are also believed to be interested in Kiwior this summer.

The Gunners splashed out £20m to sign Kiwior from Spezia in January 2023 and he’s made 38 appearances for Mikel Arteta’s side to date.

Kiwior received huge praise from Alan Shearer last season, particularly for his performance in a thumping 5-0 victory over Burnley.

He was left out of the squad for Arsenal’s first game of the 2024-25 season, though, as the north Londoners defeated Wolves 2-0.

David Seaman hits out at moaning Arsenal star: ‘Get on with it!’

Meanwhile, David Seaman has told moaning Arsenal star Leandro Trossard to ‘get on with it’ and has explained why Mikel Arteta won’t drop Gabriel Martinelli.

Trossard has been left frustrated after being named on the bench for Arsenal’s first two Premier League games of the season and says he wants to be starting.

The Belgium international has often played the role of super-sub for the Gunners since his arrival from Brighton and has struggled to replace Martinelli in the XI.

Trossard grabbed a goal after he came on in the 2-0 win over Aston Villa on Saturday – but made headlines for his muted celebration – with Arteta confirming after the match that his player was ‘upset’.

Seaman has now decided to send his own message to Trossard, with the former Arsenal goalkeeper telling the 29-year-old to stop moaning and ‘get on with it’.

‘I don’t see what the problem is,’ the ex-Arsenal man said on his Seaman Says podcast. ‘Get on with it! There always will be (competition for places). Even if it’s the other way around, if he (Trossard) starts first, Martinelli would come on.’