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​Nketiah wants to settle Arsenal future before making Ghana decision

Arsenal attacker Edward Nketiah wants to sort out his club future before his international one.

The 22-year-old is born to Ghanian parents in London, which means he can play for either nation as a senior professional.

He spoke about possibly switching allegiances to Ghana ahead of the 2022 World Cup this coming winter.

However, he also stated that his club future was a greater priority at present, as he is out of contract in the summer.

"My parents are both Ghanaian, so of course, it's a possibility. I am open to both – playing for Ghana or England," Nketiah told The Beautiful Game podcast.

"Like you said, I've played for the youth teams so naturally when I was obviously younger, they called me up to go play for them.

"Being from Ghana, you are obviously happy they have qualified for the World Cup. I know players like [Thomas] Partey [and] I am happy for them as well.

"It's always good to have that opportunity to potentially do that.

"My club situation [out of contract at the end of the season] is the priority.

"At the moment, my full focus is on my club [Arsenal] and making sure I sort out things for next season.

"Once that's finished, then I can really sit down with my family and have that discussion. So it's open to both [countries] and I am not closing the door to anything.

"It's great to have the opportunity to do so."

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