Arsenal planning supply to signal £83m star who might rival Saka & Martinelli

This season was presupposed to be the yr Arsenal lastly received over the road within the Premier League and ended their two-decade title drought, however after their first 11 video games, that’s beginning to look unlikely.

Mikel Arteta’s younger facet haven’t been as safe on the again as they had been final season, already conceding 12 objectives, and their assault has been noticeably blunt, with six groups scoring greater than their 18 objectives.

The North Londoners have needed to take care of some unlucky accidents and questionable refereeing right here and there, however there isn’t a getting away from the truth that quite a lot of their star gamers simply look a bit off the tempo in the meanwhile.

Premier League high six
#	Membership	Performed	GD	PTS
1	Liverpool	11	15	28
2	Manchester Metropolis	11	9	23
3	Chelsea	11	8	19
4	Arsenal	11	6	19
5	Nottingham Forest	11	5	19
6	Brighton & Hove Albion	11	4	19

Unsurprisingly, latest stories have now linked the membership with one of the vital thrilling attackers within the league, somebody who might rival each Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka subsequent season.

Arsenal switch information

In accordance with stories from Spain, Arsenal are extremely occupied with West Ham United star Mohammed Kudus.

In actual fact, the report claims that the Gunners are so eager on the Ghanaian worldwide that they plan to make a proposal for him subsequent summer time, which might doubtlessly be price as much as €100m, which is about £83m.

Whereas that is an infinite sum of cash, that does not appear too outlandish, as different publications have claimed that the Hammers have inserted an £85m launch clause into the previous Ajax star’s contract, which is about to reactivate in the summertime.

In all, signing Kudus would symbolize a vastly vital funding, however given his unbelievable capability, it’s nicely price making, particularly as he might supply competitors to a number of gamers, together with Martinelli and Saka.

Why Kudus could be a super addition to Arsenal’s assault

So, earlier than we have a look at his sensational output over the previous couple of years, let us take a look at one of many different key causes Kudus could be such a superb addition to Arsenal’s attacking lineup: his versatility.

Sure, throughout his profession thus far, the 24-year-old dynamo has performed everywhere in the pitch, from proper to left wing, attacking midfield to centre-forward and even one recreation in defensive midfield.

Briefly, the “sensational” worldwide, as dubbed by Every day Mail reporter Kathryn Batte, can play just about wherever he is requested, which suggests he’d have the ability to decide up loads of recreation time throughout a marketing campaign and supply competitors to quite a lot of starters.

Kudus’ positional versatility
Place	Appearances	Targets	Assists
Proper-Winger	47	21	7
Central Midfield	46	11	3
Centre-Ahead	43	15	3
Attacking Midfield	43	11	3
Left-Winger	15	4	3
Left Midfield	2	1	0
Defensive Midfield	1	0	0
All Stats through Transfermarkt

For instance, along with his huge expertise of enjoying off the best, he might lastly enable Arteta to relaxation Saka when he is being overplayed and even when he is underperforming.

Likewise, Julen Lopetegui has performed him off the left 5 instances this season, so ought to Leandro Trossard proceed to underdeliver subsequent season, as he has this yr, then the Hammers star may be the proper participant to push and even change Martinelli on that facet of the pitch.

With all that mentioned, it is all nicely and good enjoying in plenty of positions, however has the Accra-born maestro been capable of ship for his groups? You wager he has.

For instance, in his last full season for Ajax, when he was genuinely part of the senior facet, the 34-capped worldwide racked up an excellent haul of 18 objectives and 7 assists in 42 appearances, equating to a objective involvement on common each 1.68 video games.

Kudus’ final three seasons
Season	22/23	23/24	24/25
Appearances	42	48	10
Targets	18	18	2
Assists	7	7	1
Aim Involvements per Match	0.59	0.52	0.30
All Stats through Transfermarkt

Furthermore, in his 55 appearances for the Hammers, in opposition to far stronger opposition, the 5 foot 9 wizard has scored 16 objectives and supplied seven assists, which means he is averaging a objective involvement each 2.29 video games for the Eastenders.

Finally, signing Kudus subsequent summer time would require a large monetary effort from Arsenal, however given his sensational kind in latest seasons and the necessity to present the likes of Martinelli and Saka with extra competitors, it might be nicely price the price.