![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/eddie-nketiah-still-has-key-role-to-play-at-arsenal-despite-ivan-toney-transfer-plan/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/0_GettyImages-1640370407.jpg&description=Eddie Nketiah is set to find his position at Arsenal coming under threat as the Gunners step up their interest in Ivan Toney ahead of a January move for the Brentford star You have to admire Eddie Nketiah. His mentality and belief are unshakeable and they are the qualities which really drive him as a player. Nketiah is a striker who simply refuses to give up. Even with Gabriel Jesus ahead of him in the pecking order, he is still determined to play. And now Nketiah could face even more competition with Arsenal interested in Ivan Toney and, even if they do not get the Brentford striker in January, it is almost certain they will sign another top quality centre forward in the near future. That would be bad news for Nketiah but the reason that Mikel Arteta likes him so much is his attitude. It's why, on occasion, he's even been given the captain's armband. He skippered the team against Monaco in pre-season and even took it over briefly against Fulham in the Premier League when Martin Odegaard was substituted. It would have been so easy for Nketiah to leave in the summer of 2022 when his contract was running down. But instead, he fought for his place. And even in the summer just gone, he sat down with a few journos on the club's summer tour in Washington and insisted he would never be happy just being a substitute. Nketiah said: 'I haven't accepted that and I will never accept that. That's not my mentality. That's not why I signed here to sit and be second best. I want to be the best, I want to play and that's the mentality I have. "I realise I might not play every game and that's the coach's decision but it's never going to be my mentality to accept not playing and I am going to always push in training to get opportunities to show why I think I should be playing and to give the manager a headache.' HAVE YOUR SAY! Should Arsenal sign Ivan Toney in January? Comment below. That mentality got Nketiah in the last England squad. It is the reason why he works so hard on the pit){kind=link}
Eddie Nketiah is set to find his position at Arsenal coming under threat as the Gunners step up their interest in Ivan Toney ahead of a January move for the Brentford star
You have to admire Eddie Nketiah.
His mentality and belief are unshakeable and they are the qualities which really drive him as a player. Nketiah is a striker who simply refuses to give up. Even with Gabriel Jesus ahead of him in the pecking order, he is still determined to play.
And now Nketiah could face even more competition with Arsenal interested in Ivan Toney and, even if they do not get the Brentford striker in January, it is almost certain they will sign another top quality centre forward in the near future.
That would be bad news for Nketiah but the reason that Mikel Arteta likes him so much is his attitude. It’s why, on occasion, he’s even been given the captain’s armband. He skippered the team against Monaco in pre-season and even took it over briefly against Fulham in the Premier League when Martin Odegaard was substituted.