The England international was recently tipped to join Nottingham Forest . A deal worth £30m was agreed between the clubs, but there was a disagreement on the player's side.

As a result, Forest have turned their attention to signing Feyenoord's Santiago Gimenez , but Nketiah is still expected to leave the Gunners before the transfer window closes.

Palace are long-term admirers of the 25-year-old marksman and they are prepared to make a proposal soon. They would prefer to sign him on loan with a buy obligation.

Aside from the Eagles, an unnamed European club remain in the hunt to sign the Gunners graduate, who is eager to play regular first-team football in the peak of his career.

Reiss Nelson and Aaron Ramsdale could also head for the exit door in the coming days. The former is on the radar of Leicester City while the latter is attracting interest from Wolves .

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