Although the elusive center forward has not arrived yet, there is no doubt that it will be a good summer for Arsenal for the transfer market.
When Andrea Berta is here, the recruiting team doesn’t have the same hesitation as Edu, he stamps the gunman.
Mikel Arteta is surrounded by Viktor Gyokeres and continues to rumble, with teams of Kepa Arrizabalaga, Christian Norgaard, Martin Zubimendi and Noni Madueke added to him.
However, they didn’t finish there. It felt like a matter of time, the Guido became an Arsenal player and had completed his media duties before the announcement.
However, another winger can also arrive before the transfer deadline.
Arsenal hopes to strengthen their frontlines further
This summer, two of the biggest rumors have been linked to Eberechi Eze and Rodrygo.
Eze, who once had at Arsenal Academy, has reportedly reached personal terms with the Gunners, but club-to-club talks have not yet opened between North Londoners and Crystal Palace.
If the attacker does move to the Emirates Stadium, his £68 million issuance clause may be activated.
But what about Rodrigo? Well, this legend seems to be able to last until late in the window.
The Brazilian has only played 92 minutes at the club World Cup this summer, so it is likely that Xabi Alonso wants to start him from Real Madrid.
Arsenal has been on the table for a while, but Liverpool has also joined the game. But, according to Spanish reports, the gunmen now hope to steal the Red Army’s march.
These reports suggest that Arteta believes Rodrygo is “the ideal player to strengthen the left” and therefore, they are preparing 80 million euros (£70 million) to bring him to London. As Madrid sets the asking price at 100 million euros (£87 million), it is unlikely to be accepted.
Why Rodrygo can be the best left wing since Arsenal
Although Arsenal’s center forward position has been a problem for two years, it can be argued that the same is true for the left and right positions in the Arteta.
Gabriel Martinelli scored as many as 15 Premier League goals in 2022/23, but since then he has scored no more than 8 points in a league campaign. As for Leandro Trossard, he did find the net in 17 matches in 2023/24, but in terms of league goals, this is also something that the Belgians are inconsistent in 2024/25.
Indeed, the former Brighton winger scored only eight points in the top game, raising concerns about the overall composition of the Arsenal offense.
It felt like a long time ago, the Gunners let Alexis Sanchez dominate the left. Like Trossard, he also serves as the main center, but his qualities far outweigh him and Martinelli.
Going your thoughts back to 2016/17, you will recall the magic of Chile, scoring up to 24 Premier League goals. In all games, he found 30 net games and provided 18 assists.
This is the number we’ve seen from the forward players at Arsenal since Sanchez. Even Bukayo Saka didn’t have a season like this.
Well, Rodrigo is likely to be the winger who can imitate Alexis in north London. Like the Chilean international player, he arrived at Emirates, who played his second violin in Spanish football.
Sanchez moved to Arsenal in the shadow of Lionel Messi and Co, while Rodrygo was firmly behind Kylian Mbappe and Vini Jr.
However, his quality is obvious. In 2022/23, he scored 19 goals in all games and had a dazzling shift capability similar to the club’s previous No. 17.
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Alexis (16/17) and Rodrigo (22/23) |
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|---|---|---|
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Stat (* = per game) |
Alexis |
Rodrigo |
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Target * |
0.6 |
0.3 |
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Assistance * |
0.3 |
0.2 |
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Key Pass * |
2.2 |
1.4 |
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Created great opportunities |
10 |
10 |
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Cross * |
0.4 |
0.2 |
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Successful dribble * |
2.8 |
2.4 |
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Times Foul * |
1.8 |
1.4 |
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Statistics via Sofascore. |
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There are significant differences, especially in terms of output, to obtain a small portion of the data from the best individual seasons of the two players’ careers.
That said, they created the same number of big opportunities, and their dribbling was excellent, and Rodrygo fell just 0.4 in terms of success rate.
To achieve this ability, the Madrid star ranked in the top 20% of the top five players in Europe in last year’s takeaway match, while the best 14% of the improvement goals were improved.
If the ball moves at least 10 yards toward the opponent’s starting point or is taken into the free throw area, the carry is considered to be progressive.
In this evidence, the Brazil International is a charming star, and even though he is not quite consistent with his goals and assists, he is still only 24 years old. By comparison, Alexis was still 27 years old during his 2016/17 campaign. He has enough time to develop.
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