Arsenal discusses to sign the £42 million defender

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While finishing second in the Premier League and reaching the Champions League semi-finals, it constitutes an unrealistic campaign for most clubs, but not Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta’s team was hoping to eventually get past the line in a massive competition this season.

That said, this year was not a complete amortization, especially with the emergence of some major positives, Ethan Nwaneri and Miles Lewis Skelly.

The latter in particular appears to have been doomed to stardom since solidifying the starting spot in North London and winning three caps on the Senior National side.

But amidst an exciting development, recent reports now link Arsenal with another young man who could become even greater talent.

Arsenal is about to sign a new defender

Arsenal has been linked to a host of established superstars who can instantly influence their first team this summer, but like Kenan Ildiz and Constantinos Caresus, some very exciting prospects have also been touted for moving to the club in recent weeks.

The former is reportedly likely to be available for an astounding £86 million, which is a surprising amount for a 20-year-old, but he managed to score seven goals and provide five assists in just 35 Serie A appearances this year.

Meanwhile, while Caresus will cost him a slightly tasty £38 million, he is only 17 years old and manages only seven goal involvement in 39 games this year, that could still be too much.

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What’s more, unlike Jorrel Hato, it would be difficult to compare young people with Lewis-Skelly.

According to a recent report from Transfers expert Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal and Chelsea are very interested in Ajax Gems.

In fact, the Italians claimed last week that the gunners are “calling” the Dutch giants to learn more about the young defender.

Romano has not mentioned how much the potential deal will cost, but other reports earlier this week show that Amsterdam costumes can ask for up to £42 million.

Overcoming the line may be a complicated and expensive move, but given the immeasurable abilities and possibilities of the pigeon, it should be a single Arsenal fights, especially since he may be a greater talent than Lewis Skelly.

How does Hato compare with Lewis-Skelly?

Now, the first thing to say is that he doesn’t dispute the fact that Lewis Skelly is simply an incredible talent. At this point, he will be part of Arsenal’s first team for the next few years and perhaps the regular starter for Arsenal.

But at this point it is not controversial either to suggest that pigeons are greater talent. And there are several reasons for this.

Firstly, this season has been a breakthrough campaign for the young British, and he has become a regular fixture for the first team in the second half, but according to U23 Scout Antonio Mango, Ajax star, who has “the potential for a superstar,” has been playing senior football for a while.

He made his first team debut in an Amsterdam outfit in February 2023. In February 2023, he was only 16 years old. Since then, he has played 111 games for his first team. He scored four goals and provided nine assists.

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Furthermore, in another example of how absurd and highly rated Rotterdam-born talent has evolved into absurdity, he started 102 of these 111 club games and wore the captain’s armband multiple times.

Finally, in addition to the experience and responsibility surrounding the gems of gunners, the “exceptional” talent dubbed by analyst Ben Matinson, he will be at the top when comparing the underlying numbers of the two teenagers.

Hato vs Lewis-Skelly

Statistics per 90

dislike

Lewis Skelly

Non-penalty prediction G+as

0.16

0.04

Non-penalty G+AS

0.28

0.07

Progressive Pass

4.17

4.67

Progressive Carry

1.42

2.43

Key Pass

0.63

0.53

Move to the penalty area

0.80

0.66

Live Pass

52.4

43.4

Shot creation action

1.43

1.91

Goal Creation Action

0.45

0.00

Tackle

2.01

1.45

block

1.22

0.26

Intercept

0.76

0.46

clearance

2.29

1.78

Ball recovery

4.51

3.49

A duel won

1.77

0.72

All statistics via FBREF for the 24/25 domestic season

For example, the 19-year-old is far better at metrics such as real and expected non-penalty targets, key passes, passes to penalty areas, goal creation actions, tackles, blocks, interceptions, clearances, aviation duels, and more.

Ultimately, Lewis Skelly is a made-up superstar, so there’s no doubt about it, but as things stand, the pigeons seem to get even better.

Therefore, Arsenal should do everything possible to sign Dutch gems this summer.

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