Crystal Palace have failed with a THIRD bid for Arsenal striker Eddie Nketiah.
Nketiah, 22, is set to become a free agent in the summer with his current Gunners deal up at the end of June.
The north London club are keen to tie their academy graduate down to an extension, but he rejected their latest offer last month.
As a result, he became eligible to sign a pre-contract agreement with a foreign club at the turn of the year, with Bayer Leverkusen understood to be circling.
Sky Sports says Palace chiefs have seen another offer rejected by Arsenal, who are clearly refusing to give up hope of keeping the youngster.
Palace made their opening bid last summer, before coming back in with another approach earlier this month.
And they will now have to put a fourth offer on the table in order to prise Nketiah away from the Emirates before Monday's transfer deadline.
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