Eddie Nketiah joins Crystal Palace on a five-year deal

The Eagles have secured the services of the 25-year-old striker of Ghanaian descent from Arsenal on the transfer deadline day.

English Premier League side Crystal Palace FC have announced the signing of Eddie Nketiah on a five-year deal from Arsenal.

He has joined the Selhurst Park outfit in a five-year deal worth £25 million from Arsenal after passing a mandatory medical examination earlier today.

Nketiah started out in Chelsea’s youth system, but moved to Arsenal aged 14. His prolific attacking returns – including 39 goals in 39 games for the Under-18s – propelled him towards first-team football, where he scored twice in just his second senior appearance.

The English-born of Ghanaian descent went on to lift the FA Cup with Arsenal in 2019/20 and, in October 2020, he broke the England Under-21s goalscoring record, finishing with 16 goals in just 17 games at that level. His senior England bow arrived last October, debuting for the Three Lions against Australia.

Nketiah concludes his time at Arsenal having netted 38 goals in 168 games – averaging a goal just under every 180 minutes played – and having scored his first Premier League hat-trick, against Sheffield United, last season.

He becomes the club’s fifth signing of the summer transfer window, joining Chadi Riad, Daichi Kamada, Ismaïla Sarr and Maxence Lacroix in Palace’s squad, and will wear the Eagles' No. 9 shirt.