Arsenal are ‘prone to make a transfer’ for the ‘world-class’ ahead, who is thought to be an enormous fan of Mikel Arteta.
Gunners eye new ahead after ‘heartbreaking’ Aston Villa defeat
Arteta’s facet suffered their first actual setback of the season on Saturday, with Aston Villa profitable 2-1 due to Emiliano Buendia’s late winner, leaving the supervisor annoyed by the best way they misplaced.
The Spaniard mentioned: “With the final kick of the sport, Noni and Victor had an opportunity with a cross from Declan. They did not rating. Lengthy objective kick, second ball, clearance of the ball, particular person motion. The ball got here into the field and we ended up shedding the ball. It hurts.”
On the intense facet, the Gunners are two factors away from their nearest rivals Manchester Metropolis on the prime of the Premier League, with a lot of Arteta’s summer time signings beginning on the Emirates Stadium.
Martin Zubimendi and Noni Madueke have been praised for his or her performances, whereas Eberechi Eze has additionally been within the highlight, notably together with his hat-trick within the 4-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur final month.
Nonetheless, regardless of signing Eze and Madueke, Arsenal stay interested by signing a brand new ahead, with journalist Pete O’Rourke revealing that AFC Bournemouth star Antoine Semenyo “might be on the transfer”.
O’Rourke confirmed to Soccer Insider that quite a lot of prime Premier League golf equipment are within the race to signal Semenyo, together with Liverpool, Manchester Metropolis, Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur.
The Ghanaian’s £65m launch clause will take impact from the January switch window, however golf equipment could select to attend till the summer time, at which level he might be accessible for as little as £50m.
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The Gunners are contemplating signing a brand new ahead who has been in good type this season.
‘World class’ Semenyo might be prepared for transfer to Emirates
Hailed as “world class” by Bournemouth teammate Justin Kluivert, the 25-year-old has made a superb begin to the season, rating third within the Premier League for complete objective contributions.
participant | membership | Contribution to objective |
erling haaland | manchester metropolis | 18 |
Igor Thiago | brentford | 11 |
Antoine Semenyo | AFC Bournemouth | 9 |
Arteta is thought to be a giant fan of the London-born ahead, who can also be spectacular within the air, averaging 2.14 aerials per 90 over the previous 12 months, putting him within the 97th percentile in comparison with different attacking midfielders and wingers.
The previous Newport County man has been impressing within the Premier League for a very long time, scoring an excellent solo objective towards Burnley in 2023-24.
Semenyo is clearly able to make the step as much as a prime membership, however with the likes of Maduke, Eze and Victor Gokeres signed in the summertime, there are query marks over whether or not Arsenal want to usher in a brand new attacker subsequent month.
