Claudius wrote:
That’s quite cynical, Klaus. A simpler answer might be that Victor Orta genuinely valued the kid but Bielsa was more committed to that brute Bamford.
It is cynical, but I'm also sure it's right. It's so obvious that Bielsa did not want a box player, that he has not built a team around a striker like that. And that's fair enough to me. He said he had no clue what type of player Nketiah was when he showed up for his first training. That means Orta is the one who took the decision on his own. It worked out great for Leeds too; Bristol are ten points behind them now, largely because they've had no real striker this season.
Anyway, several sources think that Eddie will have a new club before the week is over:
I don't subscribe to The Athletic, but for those who do:
It would be interesting if he's back at Arsenal on Monday when we play Leeds in the FA Cup. I reckon there's a decent chance he'd get minutes for us in that game. Probably more of them than Bielsa would have given him too.
