It is a new yr, however supervisor Mikel Arteta might be hoping for a continuation of final yr’s kind as Arsenal transfer in the direction of the Premier League title with a four-point lead over second-placed Manchester Metropolis at halfway by means of the season.
Arsenal ended the yr with an emphatic victory over Aston Villa, dispelling any fears (or rivals’ expectations) that they’d misplaced any fluency or sharpness in current weeks because the Londoners labored in the direction of some wins in current weeks.
However these had been wins, and that is clear proof of a fantastic crew. The Gunners now head into January with a bang and have their sights set on the title, capping off an intense and exhilarating chapter underneath Arteta.
Arsenal have modified their stance after Manchester Metropolis closed in on Bournemouth ahead Antoine Semenyo. I am able to spend this month specializing in broad ahead.
Arsenal set to signal ahead
Gabriel Magalhães’ return with a objective towards Villa eased issues about Arsenal’s defensive depth, with a lot of their defenders at present out injured.
Extra essential is the necessity for a objective. Leandro Trossard is Arsenal’s high scorer within the Premier League with 5 objectives. Compared, Erling Haaland has 19.
With this in thoughts, the Emirates aspect are able to pounce on any alternative that comes their approach, and though Semenyo isn’t open to a commerce along with his boyhood membership, The Athletic has confirmed Arsenal’s curiosity, suggesting a transfer for the broad ahead might nonetheless be on the desk.
That is additional confirmed by new information relating to Actual Madrid winger Rodrygo, who’s unsure on the Santiago Bernabéu, the Friday version of Spanish newspaper Sport studies through Sport Witness.
The 24-year-old has lengthy been on the Londoners’ radar and is now understood to be in pole place alongside Manchester Metropolis, with each golf equipment in superior talks.
With a base market worth of £75m, Rodrygo will not come low cost, however he is definitely price it and with Semenyo closing in on the Etihad, Arsenal could also be searching for a gap.
What Rodrygo brings to Arsenal
Rodrygo has been a mainstay at Actual Madrid for some time, however has been overshadowed by Kylian Mbappé and Vinicius Junior lately, and Trossard might discover a good alternative to develop into a celebrity on the left at Arsenal, particularly as he enters his 30s.
Arsenal might do lots worse than signing such a flexible ahead, who has scored 70 objectives and offered 55 assists for one in all La Liga’s greatest sides.
In any case, he is one thing of a grasp in the case of scoring on the largest stage.
Nonetheless, given his struggles over the previous yr at Actual Madrid, together with a 32-game scoreless run in December, there’s a sense that Rodrygo wants a change of tempo to remind everybody of his “world-class” talents, as his former teammate Luka Modric has emphasised up to now.
Arsenal hit the jackpot up to now after they signed an identical cope with Los Blancos. Certainly, Mesut Ozil was a particular, particular playmaker who, throughout his greatest years within the Premier League, was a notch above his inventive rivals within the Premier League.
The retired German star accomplished a transfer to the Emirates Stadium for a club-record £42.5 million in 2013 and went on to make 254 appearances for Arsenal, offering quite a few assists and successful the FA Cup 4 instances.
Ozil was trendy, had a easy contact on the ball and was a genius. Rodrigo was additionally a powerful and hard-working participant within the A matches, praised by supervisor Arsene Wenger as a “good athlete”, however teammate Jude Bellingham mentioned Rodrygo’s expertise had extra in frequent with “in all probability probably the most gifted, most gifted participant” within the Spanish capital, underpinned by energy and a drive to outperform his environment and opponents.
For that reason, Arsenal have to signal a Brazilian participant. Not solely is Arteta’s crew bursting with high quality, however they’re additionally working laborious and selflessly. Rodrigo performs with stable dedication in any position given to him and may very well be the proper addition on this regard.
Rodrigo – Profession statistics by place | |||
|---|---|---|---|
place | app | the objective | help |
proper wing | 151 | 36 | 33 |
left wing | 94 | twenty three | 18 |
middle ahead | 85 | twenty two | 8 |
attacking midfield | 4 | – | 1 |
Dates through Transfermarkt | |||
Admittedly, the participant has been beneath his stage for a while, however he’s additionally one of the crucial thrilling wingers on this planet, contributing to Actual Madrid’s newest trophy-laden spell of their lengthy and profitable historical past.
He established this in Spain, however a transfer to London could also be essential for him to succeed in his full potential and develop into one thing of a talisman for a crew able to competing for the largest prizes yearly, as Ozil did.
Given the 24-year-old’s potential, Rodrygo can be a punt price taking up, even at a staggering value. He is confirmed and they need to have the ability to give him extra, like they did when Ozil moved up to now.
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