Arsenal preparing for ‘monster’ £80m signing

After a tricky few weeks, Arsenal had been again on monitor to profitable the Premier League on Saturday afternoon.

Mikel Arteta’s facet had the tough job of going through Leeds United at Elland Street, however in contrast to their rivals, they by no means got here beneath stress and cruised to a 4-0 victory.

The one draw back to this recreation was Bukayo Saka, who was injured throughout the warm-up and was sidelined, however it’s nonetheless unclear how lengthy he will probably be out.

The Hale Finish icon will not be in his finest type this season, however he’s nonetheless the membership’s finest attacker, so followers ought to be excited by studies that Arsenal are linked with the sensational striker who might assist him rekindle his trigger.

Arsenal signal Saka to dream goal

Given the large sum of money Arsenal spent in the summertime, it might be no shock to see them take a step again and sit out the winter window.

However simply because the Gunners aren’t calling anybody up this month, that does not imply they are not waiting for the summer season window.

In reality, the membership now seem to have their sights set on a world-class striker who couldn’t solely make the No. 9 place their very own, but in addition assist additional develop Saka’s skills.

Not less than that is in accordance with a current report from Spanish media outlet Sport, which claims Arsenal nonetheless have a powerful curiosity in Julian Alvarez.

However the report goes additional, revealing that the Gunners imagine they may achieve a bonus over their rivals by together with first-team gamers of their supply.

Curiously, the 2 gamers talked about on this article are Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus, who’ve been linked with a transfer away from the Emirates a number of occasions over the previous 12 months or so.

Getting him over the road may very well be a posh and costly transfer, particularly as he has been valued at as a lot as £80m in current weeks.

Why Alvarez goals of signing Saka

It might sound easy, and it’s, however the first and most essential cause for Alvarez to sack Saka at Arsenal is the truth that he is an effective participant.

For instance, in his first season with Atletico final season, he scored a formidable 29 objectives and supplied eight assists in simply 57 video games and three,967 minutes.

Because of this on common he’s concerned in a objective each 1.54 video games and, much more impressively, concerned in a objective each 107.21 minutes.

Regardless of some struggles this season, the Argentina worldwide has performed 30 video games and a pair of,297 minutes, scoring 11 objectives and offering 5 assists.

That is nonetheless an inexpensive common of being concerned in a objective each 1.87 video games, or one objective each 143.56 minutes.

In different phrases, even when he is not at his finest, the 26-year-old is a dependable supply of objectives and assists.

So whether or not it is holding possibilities away or creating possibilities for others, Saka will be capable of play alongside the 49-capped star and know he is proper the place he must be.

Moreover, even when he’s not straight concerned within the objective, the Calcin-born dynamo’s presence on the pitch will pressure defenders to go away extra space out there for the Gunners’ different attackers.

Ultimately, there isn’t any query whether or not he can do it within the Premier League.

In whole, he performed 103 video games and 6,007 minutes in two seasons with Manchester Metropolis, scoring 36 objectives and offering 19 assists.

Because of this the prolific “monster”, as Argentine journalist Pablo Gonzalez dubbed him, was concerned in a objective on common each 1.87 video games, or 109.21 minutes.

Ultimately, it is unlikely to be a simple deal to recover from the road, however given Alvarez’s immense capability and the truth that he can supercharge Saka, Arsenal ought to go all out to land him in the summertime.