Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah is not good enough to lead the line for the Gunners, according to former Aston Villa captain Gabriel Agbonlahor. Nketiah scored a hat-trick in Tuesday's 5-1 Carabao Cup quarter-final win over League One side Sunderland. The forward has now scored 10 goals in his nine career appearances in the competition.
Nketiah is out of contract at the end of the season and has rejected the offer of an extension.
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is desperate for the former England under-21 star to stay at the club.
Nketiah has been given more game time of late by Arteta in an attempt to convince him to stay.
However, Agbonlahor thinks Arsenal should be looking for a higher quality of striker to spearhead their push towards regular Champions League qualification.
Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta has been told Eddie Nketiah is not good enough (Image: GETTY)
"I do like Nketiah but there's something that I don't think he's going to start for Arsenal," he told talkSPORT.
"If they need to get top four and want to get top four, I can't see him playing the rest of the season as their main striker. I feel like they need someone better.
"He's a good player isn't he but when I've seen him in the Premier League I've just not been convinced. He's been a bit quiet."
Nketiah has scored just five goals in 41 Premier League appearances for Arsenal.
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