Arsenal held a series of discreet interviews this summer with applicants, from home and abroad, asked to present in-depth pitches as to why their club would provide the right temporary home for Eddie Nketiah.
Perhaps thanks partly to the relationship between Victor Orta, the Leeds director of football, and Unai Emery, Arsenal’s manager, the Yorkshire club won the competition to take the 20-year-old striker on a season‑long loan and on Sunday Nketiah once again reminded everyone what the fuss was about.