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Eddie Nketiah forces Arsenal management into loan rethink

Eddie Nketiah is playing his way into Arsenal manager Unai Emery's new season plans.

The Sun says Nketiah, 20, was due to join Bristol City on-loan.

But Emery may keep him around after an impressive pre-season goals against Bayern and Fiorentina.

Freddie Ljungberg's promotion to first-team assistant coach, having been academy boss, will have helped that.

Of Nketiah, Ljungberg once said: "He's a great football player. He is constantly running, and I could not be happier for him."

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