Eddie Nketiah Archives: 09/2019

Leeds United boss Marcelo Bielsa has attempted to explain why he continues to pick Patrick Bamford over Eddie Nketiah.

In the summer of 2017, we picked out 10 youth players to keep an eye on and with Arsenal focusing once again on youngsters in the first team, I decided to take a look and see what had happened to those players.

Eddie Nketiah had to settle for a spot on the bench again in Leeds United’s match against Derby County on Saturday, coming off the bench for less than 15 minutes.

According to an article in The Athletic, Leeds United are stressing that Arsenal may recall Eddie Nketiah in January, but the reason is not the first one that comes to mind.

Eddie Nketiah and Henrikh Mkhitaryan both scored over the weekend for their loan clubs, carrying over their strong form from the international break.

Eddie Nketiah scored again for Leeds on Sunday as they beat Barnsley 2-0 away.

The international break is over for the Arsenal contingent away with their countries, so here’s a quick roundup of how it all went.

Eddie Nketiah was the star of the show as England u21s came from behind to beat Turkey on Friday, with Reiss Nelson also scoring.

Eddie Nketiah has admitted that Unai Emery wanted him to stay with Arsenal this season, but eventually, they decided it was in his best interest to join Leeds on loan.

Dejan Iliev and Eddie Nketiah featured for SKF Sered and Leeds United on Saturday, but they wouldn’t have been too pleased with how their matches turned out.

Arsenal’s academy is looking stronger than ever right now, and the statistics from recent seasons support that assessment.