This summer’s transfer activity for Arsenal has been almost faultless, as they overcame every challenge to land their top targets.
To transfer Kai Havertz across the city, they reportedly defeated Real Madrid, and it appears that even Manchester City will not challenge them for Declan Rice.
Many people have been surprised by Edu and Mikel Arteta’s free-spending tendencies, but it is probably simply the price of competing with Pep Guardiola’s treble-winning team.
In spite of this, earlier in the window, it was claimed that the Spanish head coach was still looking for a physically intimidating forward to oppose Gabriel Jesus in an effort to change up their play from their regular style. Given their transfers so far, this ambition probably hasn’t changed.
They are even more interested in Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus because of this rumour and another one from Italy.
Most people would be turned off by his €80 million (£70 million) price tag, but as said earlier, the Gunners are willing to make any sacrifices necessary to support a title run.
Despite the potential excitement that Rice and Havertz may provide, this addition may be the most significant since it adds a new perspective that could help them win games that they otherwise would have lost.
Do you think Dusan Vlahovic resembles Robin van Persie?
It’s difficult to help but quickly make comparisons to Robin van Persie as a tall, strong, left-footed attacker who has been linked with a move to north London.
The Dutchman played for the Emirates for an amazing eight years, contributing to 190 goals in just 278 games.
Although the way he left Manchester United was disappointing, it was mostly understood because he won the Premier League title right away. It will always be difficult to replace him because he is still undoubtedly one of Arsenal’s best players in recent memory.
This Serbian forward has had a promising start to his career, with his time at Fiorentina being significantly more noteworthy than his time at Turin right now.
The 23-year-old would score 21 league goals in his final full season with the Viola before adding another 24 across two clubs in the 2021/22 season after moving. To highlight how incredible these numbers are, either one would have easily made the young player the club’s leading scorer in the previous season.
He intimidates defenders with his intimidating build, and strands goalkeepers with his explosive left foot.
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Dusan Vlahovic has suffered at his new club despite all the turbulence, yet journalist Emmet Gates still asserted: “He has the potential to be a generational star, but he’s suffering in this iteration of Juventus. He’s a Ferrari being driven like a Fiat, to quote a famous Zlatan term.
Despite the fact that he may not be as well-rounded as the 39-year-old was, Arteta may mould the marksman to his specifications using his youth as a valuable resource. Given that players like Martin Odegaard, Granit Xhaka, and Gabriel Martinelli have all shown significant growth under his tutelage, with their league-wide average Sofascore ratings rising from the 2021/22 season to the 2022/23 campaign, there is every reason to think he can accomplish the same feat with his target man.
As the obvious successor to one of the best attackers of their generation, this Ferrari of a player might now transition to the truly efficient machine his quality warrants.
