Under the orders of Mikel Arteta, Arsenal had a sporting CAP in the Premier League. Regularly in the race for the title in recent years, the Gunners are still collapsing in the final sprint. And when it is not ahead of City, it is in front of Liverpool as this year. So to hope to change the dimension definitively, it is now necessary to switch to speed at the level of the transfer window and align with the ambitions of direct competitors like Manchester City or Liverpool.
In this sense, the management of Arsenal had decided a few weeks ago to finally offer a goalscorer worthy of the name to Mikel Arteta. Because the Gunners season was weighed down by the absence of a bench depth in this position. Without any 9 available in the final sprint (Gabriel Jesus chained the injuries), Arteta had to do with Merino in 9 and sometimes bet on a winger (trossard). Too light to hope to go and aim higher. While the club will already afford Martin Zubimendi in the midfield for around 60 million, the Slovenian striker Benjamin Šeško is also very close to landing in London for a sum of 80 million euros.
Kudus in the viewfinder, Madueke also
What to calm the ambitions of the English club? Not really. In addition to Viktor Gyökeres which is always tracked, the Daily Mail We learn that Mikel Arteta's offensive priority is called… Mohamed Kudus. The Ghanaian international of West Ham is highly appreciated by the Spanish coach who considers as necessary the arrival of another offensive recruit. Versatile, the middle of 24 years would like to change its air after an average season (5 goals and 3 assists). Problem, the Hammers do not want to let him go for a sum below his release clause (around 90 million euros).
So inevitably, this sum has something to discourage competition even if Arsenal seems to want to try it. According to the English media, negotiations will start between the different parties. But this file is also followed by the big heads of English football, namely the inevitable Chelsea and Newcastle. Precisely, the Gunners also think of Noni Madueke if the track leading to Kudus were not to succeed. The Englishman, faced with a big competition among the Blues, could decide to leave the club this summer despite the desires of Maresca to keep it. But there too, Arsenal will have to break its piggy bank.
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