Arsenal ‘offer Eddie Nketiah £100k-a-week new deal’ with rising star ready to stay at Gunners in transfer U-turn

ARSENAL have offered Eddie Nketiah a five-year contract worth £100,000 a week, according to reports.

Nketiah, 22, looked to be leaving the Emirates amid interest from Newcastle, Crystal Palace and West Ham.

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Eddie Nketiah looks poised to stay at Arsenal after being offered a contract worth £100,000 a weekCredit: AP

But the Gunners are determined to keep the striker and have offered Nketiah a staggering wage rise.

Nketiah could also be paid up to £5million in bonuses and although the deal has not been signed the youngster is on course to put pen to paper, report the Daily Mail.

That is a big u-turn from the striker who had been keen to leave in search of first-team football.

He was heavily linked with a move to Crystal Palace in January and the Eagles are still believed to be interested.

But Mikel Arteta handed Nketiah his chance at the end of the campaign with the forward starting the last eight Premier League matches, scoring five.

The Spaniard was desperate to keep him as a result, with Alexandre Lacazette’s impending departure also leaving Arsenal short of attacking talent.

The club have been linked with several strikers but Nketiah extending his stay would surely be a relief for Arteta.

Manchester City forward Gabriel Jesus has been heavily linked with a move to north London amid interest from Arsenal and Tottenham.

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Napoli striker Victor Osimhen is also on the club’s radar but Arsenal have reportedly had a £76m bid for the Nigerian rejected.

Should Arteta miss out on those two targets Arsenal could turn their attention to Barcelona forward Memphis Depay.