Arsenal could launch late mega-money move for £80m star

The clock is effectively and really ticking for Arsenal now.

The switch window slams shut in lower than every week, and regardless of their acute want for goalscorers, Mikel Arteta’s facet have failed so as to add a single participant to their injury-riddled squad.

Worse nonetheless, Manchester Metropolis, who’ve denied them Premier League glory for the final two years, have been on a spending spree this month, with the £59m signing of Eintracht Frankfurt’s free-scoring Omar Marmoush the pièce de résistance of their enterprise.

Nonetheless, there could but be trigger for optimism among the many Arsenal fanbase, as current experiences have linked the membership with one other sensational ahead who may very well be their reply to Metropolis’s new Egyptian celebrity.

Arsenal chasing Premier League star

In response to a current report from Soccer Insider, Arsenal have maintained their intense curiosity in Wolverhampton Wanderers star Matheus Cunha.

In truth, the report has gone a step additional and revealed that the Previous Gold are actually ‘anticipating a number of’ provides for the Brazilian celebrity earlier than the switch deadline on February third.

Nonetheless, the Gunners will not be the one celebration, because the story additionally names Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa as the opposite notably eager sides, and whereas a possible worth will not be talked about, experiences from earlier this month claimed {that a} charge of round £80m may very well be sufficient to tempt Wolves into promoting.

It is going to probably be an advanced and dear switch to recover from the road this month, however given Cunha’s capacity and Arsenal’s want for extra attackers, it is one the membership can’t afford to go up, and the actual fact he is received comparisons to Marmoush can solely be an excellent factor.

Why Cunha could be Arsenal’s reply to Marmoush

Okay, earlier than we take a look at a number of the causes as to why Arsenal needs to be going all out to signal Cunha earlier than the deadline subsequent week, let’s study this comparability to Marmoush and the place it has come from.

Nicely, it primarily stems from FBref, which compares gamers in comparable positions in Europe’s high 5 leagues, the Champions League and the Europa League then creates an inventory of the ten most comparable gamers for each, and, on this occasion, has concluded that the previous Frankfurt phenom is the ninth most comparable ahead to the Wolves celebrity.

The easiest way to see how this conclusion has been reached is by trying on the underlying metrics during which the pair rank intently, together with, however not restricted to, targets per shot and shot on the right track, passing accuracy, anticipated assists, via balls, crosses, carries into the ultimate third and extra, all per 90.

Nonetheless, one other manner during which the Brazilian dynamo may change into the Gunners’ reply to Marmoush is by the straightforward act of becoming a member of the membership this month, as whereas the North Londoners would nonetheless have spent considerably lower than the reigning champions, they’d have a minimum of obtained a marquee and sought-after attacker via the door.

Furthermore, and that is additionally a purpose why Arteta and Co would possibly wish to signal the previous Atlético Madrid star, he additionally has the power to play in a number of positions within the assault, be that on the wings, down the center and even in attacking midfield, which is a versatility he shares with the Egyptian ace, who can play on both wing or down the center.

Lastly, whereas the 25-year-old hasn’t been fairly as lethal in entrance of purpose this season, he is nonetheless been an extremely efficient attacker.

For instance, in simply 23 appearances this season, totalling 1807 minutes, the “sensational” dangerman, as dubbed by former skilled turned pundit Micah Richards, has scored ten targets and supplied 4 assists, which comes out to an excellent common of a purpose involvement each 1.64 video games, or each 129.07 minutes.

In the end, Arsenal are in determined want of an attacking signing earlier than the switch window slams shut, and whereas he’ll value them a reasonably penny, Cunha seems like the right possibility.

Moreover, on account of his statistical and positional similarities, he may be their reply to Marmoush.