Arsenal AGREE deal to sell Eddie Nketiah to Crystal Palace in £30m transfer with star set for medical

, Palace will pay £25million for the striker, with a further £5million in add-ons.

Arsenal's preference had been to sell Nketiah rather than loan him out, the report adds.

The 25-year-old previously spent the first half of the 2019/20 season on loan at Leeds.

However, he has now been given permission to have a medical as the two clubs finalise their agreement, report.

Nketiah will become Oliver Glasner's fourth summer signing following the arrivals of Ismaila Sarr, Chadi Riad and Daichi Kamada.

Palace have made a slow start to the new season, though, losing their opening two matches to Brentford and West Ham.

Meanwhile, Nketiah has been an unused substitute for Arsenal's wins over Wolves and Aston Villa.

He is now set to leave the Emirates Stadium after nine years with the Gunners.

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The forward first joined the club's academy from Chelsea aged 16 before progressing into the first-team.

Across 168 senior appearances for Arsenal, Nketiah scored 38 goals and added seven assists.

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He also won the FA Cup in 2020 amongst three trophies in North London.

A host of clubs had been linked with a move for the one-cap England star this summer.

French side Marseille had appeared close to a deal earlier in the window before the transfer fell through.

Several Premier League sides including Nottingham Forest have also held a reported interest in Nketiah.