Arsenal might land their very own Kane in “celebrity” expertise

Harry Kane is a participant who’s consistently terrorised Arsenal throughout his skilled profession, scoring on numerous events towards the Gunners, whether or not that be for Tottenham Hotspur or Bayern Munich.

The Englishman has registered 15 objectives in 20 appearances when dealing with the Gunners, the third most towards any facet he’s confronted, showcasing the medical nature he possesses in attacking areas.

Many supporters should want the membership had a participant with an identical ending capability to the 31-year-old, doubtlessly proving to be the distinction between coming second and ending the two-decade anticipate a Premier League title.

Boss Mikel Arteta has been available in the market for a brand new talisman all month lengthy however is but to safe a transfer for a brand new frontman with time ticking quickly in the direction of Monday’s deadline.

Nevertheless, he’s lately been within the hunt for one participant, however it stays to be seen if the Spaniard will return after the most recent growth at his present facet.

Arsenal’s pursuit to land Ollie Watkins in January

On Wednesday, it was confirmed that Arsenal had submitted a £60m bid for Aston Villa ahead Ollie Watkins, simply a few hours earlier than their crunch Champions League conflict with Celtic.

Nevertheless, the supply was swiftly rejected for the 29-year-old, with Unai Emery desperately wanting to maintain maintain of their star man who’s registered 21 mixed purpose contributions throughout 2024/25.

Any likelihood of touchdown the Englishman now appears to be a protracted shot after the West Midlands outfit accepted a mammoth £64m bid from Saudi Arabian facet Al Nassr for fellow striker Jhon Duran.

It’s been reported that Arsenal are set to return with one other bid for Watkins earlier than the top of the window, however given the pending departure of 1 present Villa striker, it’s extremely unlikely that Emery would threat dropping each of his senior choices this final on.

In consequence, different choices should be thought of if Arteta is to land the attacking reinforcements he wishes, with the likes of Benjamin Sesko and Dušan Vlahović already linked with a transfer to North London.

Nevertheless, the Spaniard might as a substitute return to the marketplace for one other participant who’s beforehand been on their radar in current weeks.

The participant who can be a greater choice than Watkins

Jonathan David is a participant who’s been in large demand in current months and understandably so after his very good kind in Ligue 1 and the Champions League for French outfit Lille.

The Canadian worldwide has registered 19 objectives up to now, with eight coming within the Champions League, enjoying an important position in his present employers’ shock automated qualification within the group stage.

In consequence, Chelsea have been strongly linked alongside Newcastle United, however the Gunners have additionally beforehand been credited with an curiosity within the 25-year-old who could possibly be out there for a cut price price within the coming days along with his contract set to run out on the finish of the season.

Given his kind and the curiosity in his companies, the Arsenal hierarchy should work tirelessly to safe a transfer for David, who’s been classed as an identical participant to Kane by FBref primarily based on his figures in Europe this marketing campaign.

He’s additionally massively outperformed Watkins in the identical competitors, highlighting why Arteta should pursue a transfer for the Canadian as a substitute of returning for Villa’s talisman within the coming days.

David, who’s beforehand been dubbed a “celebrity” by worldwide teammate Jonathan Osario, has outscored the 29-year-old in Europe up to now, while additionally posting a larger shot-on-target accuracy charge – providing that medical edge which the Gunners have been desperately missing.

He’s additionally accomplished extra progressive passes and achieved a better success charge of dribbles, showcasing his all-round capability, becoming into the membership’s present possession-based philosophy which requires all gamers to be technically gifted in such an space.

Given his present contract scenario, it could possibly be price a late transfer for his companies, doubtlessly grabbing themselves a Kane-esque cut price earlier than the closure of the window.

David’s high quality is obvious, as seen from his figures which have blown Watkins out of the water, with Arteta needing to place all of his efforts into securing a transfer for the Canadian over the Villa ace.

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