Arsenal would be open to letting Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah leave at the end of the season, Football London report.
Arsenal have struggled to find an effective number nine all season, and it is thought that a new striker may well be on Mikel Arteta’s shopping list in the summer.
Lacazette has shown patches of good form, but with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang now back firing, the £46 million man (BBC Sport) has lost his place.
Nketiah, meanwhile, has not quite made the grade – when he has been offered opportunities by Arteta, despite the Gunners boss calling him ‘extraordinary’ last year (club’s official website).
And with the pair both having their contracts expire in 2022 it is claimed that Arsenal could let go of them at the end of the season.
Nketiah was strongly linked with West Ham United in January, so it will be interesting to see whether David Moyes’s side return for the young forward.
At the time Fabrizio Romano reported how Arteta wanted to keep Nketiah around, but it seems his stance has softened now.
Arsenal are likely to make a sizeable amount on both players, which could bolster their budget, as Arteta looks to make further improvements to his squad in the summer.
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