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title: "Crystal Palace: Eagles still want Eddie Nketiah"
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author: "Charlie Smith"
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published: "2022-01-25T11:35:04Z"
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# Crystal Palace: Eagles still want Eddie Nketiah

**Crystal Palace still want to sign Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah this month, according to journalist Tom Barclay, who was talking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/1826277-crystal-palace-transfer-news-fresh-update-emerges-on-22-yo-vieira-wants-now).**

### The Lowdown: Ramsey links

Palace are [yet](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/crystal-palace/transfers/verein/873/plus/?saison_id=2021&pos=&detailpos=&w_s=w) to bolster their squad this month but could be set for a busy final few days of the January window going off recent reports. According to Italian news outlet [TuttoJuve](https://www.tuttojuve.com/esclusive-tj/tj-ramsey-sempre-piu-vicino-al-crystal-palace-587002), the Eagles are getting ‘closer and closer’ to signing Juventus midfielder Aaron Ramsey.

Patrick Vieira is attempting to ‘convince’ the Welshman over a move to Selhurst Park, with the 31-year-old set to [leave](https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1484845875700584451) Turin before the end of the month. However, it’s not only Ramsey who Vieira wants at Selhurst Park before Monday’s deadline, with Nketiah also on the radar.

### The Latest: Barclay’s claim

Barclay was talking to [GiveMeSport](https://www.givemesport.com/1826277-crystal-palace-transfer-news-fresh-update-emerges-on-22-yo-vieira-wants-now) regarding Palace and the 22-year-old Gunners forward. He revealed that the Eagles are still interested in the [£45,000-a-week](https://www.spotrac.com/epl/arsenal-fc/payroll/) striker and would like to bring him to the club ‘now’.

Barclay stated: “They are interested. They tried to sign him in the summer and they would like to have him and they’d like to sign him now if possible.

“He’s obviously out of contract at the end of the season. I was told it was a difficult deal to do, Arteta’s gone on record saying he wants him to stay, he’d like him to sign a new contract apparently.”

### The Verdict: Unlikely?

[Reports](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/16584457/crystal-palace-cut-short-mateta-loan-transfer/?utm_term=Autofeed&utm_campaign=sunsporttwitter&utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1635622890) prior to the New Year suggested that Palace would cut short Jean-Philippe Mateta’s loan spell to make way for a new striker As we know, that hasn’t happened, and with just days remaining in the transfer window, it seems as if a move for Nketiah won’t materialise.

That’s because Mikel Arteta has previously [ruled](https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/17297528/arsenal-transfer-eddie-nketiah-mikel-arteta/) out a January exit for the striker, so perhaps Palace should be looking at a summer swoop, when Nketiah could be a free agent.

A cut-price move could still be a shrewd one, though, as the forward is only 22 years of age and has [75](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eddie-nketiah/leistungsdaten/spieler/340324) appearances for the Gunners under his belt, [scoring](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/eddie-nketiah/leistungsdaten/spieler/340324) once every 102 minutes in the current campaign.

***In other news: [‘We’re big time’ – Many Palace fans erupt as ‘class’ transfer news emerges](https://www.footballtransfertavern.com/crystal-palace-transfer-rumours/edson-alvarez-palace-transfer-update/)***