£16m ‘monster’ wants to join Arsenal after Madueke

Will the Arsenal carnival continue?

So far this summer, the Gunners have signed Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martín Zubimendi and Christian Nørgaard, which unveiled on Thursday.

Meanwhile, Noni Madueke’s £52m move seems close, while the Gunners continue to chase Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyökeres.

Obviously, Mikel Arteta needs to add a lot of offensive fire to his squad, but do they have new defenders now?

Arsenal pursues new central defender

Early in the window, as Stuart James and Guillermo Rai of Athletics pointed out, Arsenal expressed real interest in signing Dean Huijsen in many other clubs, and then Spain International chose to move to Real Madrid.

So despite having William Saliba and Gabriel, whose analysts point to Oliver Hopkins as arguably the best duo in the Premier League, the Gunners recognize that they need to go deeper in the position.

So, as London Football reported, Arsenal is still interested in signing the Cristhian Mosquito in Valencia, adding that the Spanish Youth International is “crazy to sign” the Gunners that he rejected a new contract with Los Murciélagos.

Ed Aarons of The Guardian had previously reported that the cost of the “monster” defender was about £16 million, so could he swap Mestara for north London?

How Cristian Mosquitoes Improve Arsenal

Mosquito has been in Valencia since he was 12, with his senior debut against Atlético Baleares in the Cup in January 2022, amassing 90 first-team appearances from Los Che and his first-ever senior goal against Leganés in February.

He is also a member of Spain in the Under-21 European Championship this summer, and in four matches in Slovakia, he also won Olympic gold in Paris 12 months ago.

Analyst Spencer Mossman praised Mosquito’s “stubborn tackle” and “impressive” improvements in his “ball-playing” ability, and his versatility impressed.

Meanwhile, Jonas Bartsch of comprehensive football analysis added that the young man has “excellent football IQ” and “excellent situational awareness”, so let’s evaluate his statistics in La Liga last season.

As the table outlined, Mosquitoes generally ranked very high against all defensive metrics of La Liga last season, especially when dabbling in the percentage of dribble and the percentage of ball recovery, Valencia spent fighting side jobs in the campaign, making it even more impressive.

But now, let’s evaluate how he compares to Arsenal’s preferred target and Mosquito’s fellow countryman – Huijsen.

As the table outlines, Huijsen’s statistics are impressive than the mosquito’s statistics, but considering that the former Bournemouth man is an all-Spanish international, it’s expected and one of two people just joined Real Madrid.

Still, the Mosquito’s statistics are impressive, ranking higher in passes and ground duels, ensuring he’s an exciting, high potential Spanish defender in his own right.

So it’s clear that the 21-year-old will be a great addition to Arsenal’s roster and joins Madueke and Co, joining Arteta’s already talented squad.

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