This was then added to by Fabrizio Romano who reported that the fee is actually £25m fixed, with a further £5m potentially arriving in add-ons.
With Nketiah arriving for such a chunk of the club’s transfer budget, chances are it is with the expectation of him starting.
This will bode bad news for Jean-Philippe Mateta who had made the striker position his own in the time since Glasner’s arrival.
However, after a slow start to the campaign for the Frenchman, Nketiah’s arrival will only further add to the pressure – with a starting berth set to be battled out between the two.
Now, Glasner needs to think who he wants leading the line from the start, Nketiah, of course, has the higher ceiling, but Mateta has earned the right not to be dropped straight away.
A selection headache could be on Glasner’s hands therefore, but it is one he will be glad to have.
Nketiah is said to have already agreed to the move days ago with Crystal Palace his clear priority this summer and now the striker will join the club, alongside his friend Ebere Eze.
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