Arsenal pushing to land £65m star in late deal

It has been 23 days because the switch window opened, and as issues stand, Arsenal have not made a single signing.

Nevertheless, that has not stopped the hearsay mill from going into overdrive, because the membership have been linked with a bunch of excellent attackers comparable to Viktor Gyokeres, Dušan Vlahović and Victor Osimhen.

That mentioned, there’s one ahead who has seen his identify mooted for a transfer to the Emirates, maybe greater than another in current weeks: Matheus Cunha.

The Wolverhampton Wanderers star has been in superb kind this season and would possible be a wonderful addition to Mikel Arteta’s squad, however there’s one other, much more promising ahead, who has lately been linked with the North Londoners and could be a good higher signing.

Arsenal pushing for brand spanking new striker signing this month

In keeping with a current report from journalist Graeme Bailey, Arsenal have maintained their critical curiosity in RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Šeško and at the moment are ‘pushing’ to attempt to get the deal executed this month.

The report claims that the Gunners have an inside valuation of round £65m for the Slovenian worldwide and have the cash to make the deal occur, in order that they have since requested the German aspect to call their worth.

It isn’t talked about within the report what that worth could be, however Bailey has revealed that there’s a ‘gentleman’s settlement’ between the membership and participant that any affords within the area of €70m – £59m – would ‘a minimum of be critically mentioned.’

It could be an costly switch to recover from the road, however given Šeško’s unbelievable means and sky-high potential, it is effectively price doing, particularly as he’d be a greater signing than Cunha.

Why Šeško could be a greater signing than Cunha

So, whereas each Šeško and Cunha are distinctive abilities and greater than adequate to affect Arsenal’s beginning lineup, there are two key the explanation why the previous could be a greater signing this month.

The primary is a straightforward one: the Slovenian comes out on high after we examine their output from the final couple of campaigns.

For instance, in 42 appearances final season, totalling 2057 minutes, the previous RB Salzburg star scored 18 objectives and offered two assists, equating to a objective involvement each 2.1 video games, or extra crucially, one each 102.85 minutes.

In distinction, the Wolves star scored 14 objectives and offered eight assists in 36 appearances, however a complete of 2772 first-team minutes, that means he averaged a objective involvement each 1.63, or each 126 minutes.

Shifting into this season, the Radeče-born “monster,” as dubbed by analyst Ben Mattinson, has already racked up 14 objectives and three assists in simply 26 appearances, totalling 1858 minutes, that means he is averaging a objective involvement each 1.52 video games, or each 109.29 minutes.

For his half, the previous Atlético Madrid star has additionally upped his recreation this 12 months and at present has ten objectives and 4 assists in 22 appearances, totalling 1717 minutes, which comes out to a mean of a objective involvement each 1.57 video games, or each 122.64 minutes.

On high of being the extra productive ahead, the Gunners could be clever to go for the Leipzig ace over the Brazilian for the truth that he is nonetheless simply 21 years previous and already exhibiting that he can compete with one of the best goalscorers round.

Now, the Wolves star is actually not an previous participant, however in keeping with analysis by The Athletic a couple of years in the past, the height age for a centre-forward is 27.

That implies that whereas there’s nonetheless time for Cunha to enhance, we’re possible seeing him close to his greatest for the time being, which remains to be not sufficient to beat out the Slovenian star, who might proceed to get higher and higher.

Finally, each attackers are sensible and would undoubtedly enhance Arsenal, but when the board are solely going to signal one this month, then they need to go all out for Šeško, as not solely is he already outperforming his potential rival, however he additionally has far more time to develop.