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Eddie Nketiah signs new long-term contract at Arsenal as he turns down interest from the Premier League and Bundesliga in favour of staying at the Emirates Stadium... and switches to Thierry Henry's famous shirt number

Eddie Nketiah has agreed a new long-term contract at Arsenal, ending months of speculation about his club future.

Earlier in the year it seemed as though the 23-year-old would be leaving the Emirates Stadium this summer in search of regular regular first team football.

However, he ended the season as Mikel Arteta's first choice striker and scored five goals in the final seven matches of the campaign.

Eddie Nketiah has agreed a new contract at Arsenal, extending his nine-year stay at the club

Sportsmail reported last month that Arsenal had offered Nketiah a five-year deal worth in the region of £100,000-per-week. He was also offered a huge signing on bonus, believed to be up to £5million over the course of the deal.