Bournemouth were considering a move for Nketiah after they sold Dominic Solanke to Tottenham but instead signed Evanilson from Porto in a club-record deal. Since the Cherries snubbed Nketiah, the 25-year-old has been linked with moves to Nottingham Forest and Crystal Palace.
But now, Everton have become the latest club to enter the conversation, with the Toffees hoping to sign Nketiah on loan for the 2024/25 season, according to Football Insider. Sean Dyche's side were thrashed 3-0 at home to Brighton on the opening day and looked toothless up front.
Dominic Calvert-Lewin has endured a difficult couple of years since he was named in the England squad for Euro 2020 off the back of scoring 36 goals across two seasons. In fact, the 27-year-old has found the net just 15 times over the last three campaigns and he struggled against Brighton on Saturday.
Elsewhere, Everton have Beto on their books but he has flattered to deceive since his £25.8million move from Udinese. Iliman Ndiaye, who joined the club from Marseille last month, can also play through the middle but he came on in the attacking midfield berth against the Seagulls. It's safe to say Everton could do no wrong should they add another striker to their ranks and Nketiah is said to be the man they are eyeing right now.
Nketiah has three years left on his contract and it's thought that he wants to secure regular first-team football. He has scored just 38 goals across 168 matches for Arsenal to date and has never been able to truly cement his place in the starting XI. Nketiah was also on loan at Leeds during the 2019/20 season.
Nketiah was an unused substitute as Arsenal got their Premier League campaign underway with a 2-0 win over Wolves at the Emirates on Saturday. Goals either side of half-time from Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka ensured the Gunners would start the season with three points.
Speaking after the game, Arteta said: "Especially the beginning of the match, in the first half, where we were really good - really aggressive, really intense, a lot of purpose to attack, very fast, a lot of threat in the box. We generated a lot - we probably should have scored two or three, and the game would have been a bit different.
"In the second half, [there were] moments where we became a bit sloppy and not controlled, especially with some giveaways, which against this team is particularly difficult. Then the game was a bit more open and Bukayo had an unbelievable action again to make it 2-0. Then it was a different game."
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