Arsenal want to sign a “monster” £75m upgrade on Havertz

Objectives, objectives, and extra objectives; if there was one factor Arsenal have lacked greater than anything this season, it has been objectives.

Regardless of being second within the Premier League, three groups have put the ball behind the online extra usually than Mikel Arteta’s facet, and one other three are simply objectives behind.

To be truthful, the Gunners have been significantly unfortunate relating to accidents to their star attackers this season, however even then, it might be exhausting to explain anybody apart from Bukayo Saka as something approaching prolific.

Luckily, this can be a drawback that new Sporting Director Andrea Berta and Co appear to be taking head-on this summer time, with current reviews linking the membership to probably the most thrilling strikers on the continent, who’d be a big improve on Kai Havertz.

Arsenal’s striker search

Given their clear issues in entrance of purpose, it is hardly stunning that, over the previous couple of weeks, Arsenal have been linked with a number of good strikers, comparable to Ollie Watkins and Liam Delap.

The previous has been in effective kind for Aston Villa this season, scoring 17 objectives and offering 13 assists in 52 appearances, which makes his rumoured price ticket of round £60m appear considerably cheap.

Likewise, the £30m launch clause in Liam Delap’s contract looks like a steal, as whoever indicators him will likely be getting a younger striker who managed to attain 12 objectives and supply two assists in 35 Premier League appearances for a dire Ipswich City facet this season.

Nonetheless, there’s one other younger up-and-coming goalscorer from the continent who’s outscored the Englishman this season and is as soon as once more closely linked with the Gunners: Benjamin Sesko.

Sure, in response to a current report from The Athletic’s James McNicholas, Arsenal have very a lot maintained their intense curiosity within the RB Leipzig striker, and as issues stand, he ‘stays a robust candidate.’

A price ticket shouldn’t be talked about within the story, however reviews from earlier this week revealed that his launch clause might have elevated to round £75m because of his spectacular performances this season.

It could be a sophisticated and dear switch to recover from the road, however given Sesko’s immense means and potential, one Arsenal ought to battle for, particularly as he’d be a big improve on Havertz.

How Sesko compares to Havertz

So, if Arsenal do determine to fork out the cash to signal Sesko in the summertime, it will not be with the intention of constructing him a bench possibility.

Subsequently, he’d be in direct competitors with Havertz for that beginning berth subsequent yr, so which one comes out on high once we evaluate them?

Properly, on the subject of their pure output – the bread and butter for any striker – it is the Leipzig ace who comes out forward.

To this point this season, the 21-year-old “monster,” as dubbed by revered analyst Ben Mattinson, has managed to attain 21 objectives and supply six assists in 44 appearances, totalling 3255 minutes, which comes out to a mean of a purpose involvement each 1.62 video games, or one each 120.55 minutes.

In distinction, the previous Chelsea ace has scored 15 objectives and offered 5 assists in 34 appearances, totalling 2776 minutes, which comes out to a mean of a purpose involvement each 1.7 video games, or each 138.8 minutes.

Sadly for the Gunners’ quantity 29, the one-sided nature of this comparability solely continues once we have a look beneath the hood at their underlying numbers.

Right here, the “electrical” Slovenian, as dubbed by Mattinson, comes out forward in most metrics, together with however not restricted to objectives plus assists, pictures and pictures on track, goal-creating actions, profitable take-ons and extra, all per 90.

In the end, not Havertz remains to be an important participant, however Sesko has the higher uncooked numbers and underlying statistics, all whereas nonetheless being simply 21 years previous, suggesting he’ll solely get higher.

Subsequently, Arsenal ought to do all they will to carry the Slovenian to the Emirates this summer time.