After two very miserable weeks Arsenal Which made them drop points in Premier Leaguecrash outside FA Cup They give themselves a mountain to climb League CupLast night was a breath of fresh air.
Mikel Arteta The team went into the north London derby knowing nothing but winning, and while they conceded first, they were far and away the better team.
Gabriel Magalhaes forced Dominic Solanke into an own goal, and then an out-of-form Leandro Trossard turned the clock back to last season and fired home a powerful shot for the winner, all within the space of four minutes.
If anything, the Gunners could have, and perhaps should have, won by a much larger margin, and if they had already signed a recently touted player to the Emirates, they might have done so.
Arsenal is chasing the international striker
According to A Latest report from TEAMtalkArsenal maintained their strong interest in the exciting Juventus striker. Dusan Vlahovic.
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In fact, the report goes further, confirming that the Gunners have made the Serbian international their No. 1 target for the month and will gather more information on him before deciding on making a concrete offer for him. this week.'
If the north Londoners decide to pursue the 24-year-old this week, they will need to make a huge investment, with the report revealing that the Old Lady value the striker at €65m, which equates to around £65m. 55 m.
It would be an expensive and potentially complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Vlahovic's ability and Arsenal's need for a new striker, it is one worth pursuing, especially as he was to score a hat-trick against Tottenham last night.
Why should Arsenal sign Vlahovic?
So, to get straight to the point, the main reason Arsenal will be looking to go all out for Vlahovic this week and the reason he certainly buried the Lilywhites last night is because of his impressive production and record.
For example, this season alone and playing for the poor Juventus team, the Serbian “star”, as European football calls it. Correspondent Andrew CesarI found the back of the window on 12 occasions and provided two assists In just 23 matches, a total of 1,873 minutes, which equates to a goal participation rate every 1.64 matches, or every 133.78 minutes.
In comparison, Kai Havertz has many goals and one more assist this season, but in… 28 matches, totaling 2322 minutesWhich means he averages a goal contribution every 1.86 games, or every 154.8 minutes.
Furthermore, while the German goal record in recent seasons has been a bit spotty, the Juve star has been a reliable source of goals for a few years now.
For example, he found the back of the net 49 times in 108 matches For Fiorentina, he provided eight assists, while he is currently With 53 goals and 11 assists For the Old Lady in 124 matches, which means he maintained an average goal participation every 1.89 for the former, and an average goal every 1.90 for the latter.
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Italian Vlahovic scored |
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|---|---|---|
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club |
Fiorentina |
Juventus |
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Appearances |
108 |
124 |
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Objectives |
49 |
53 |
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Helps |
8 |
11 |
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Goal shares in every match |
0.52 |
0.51 |
Finally, despite his physical stature and power, the Belgrade-born goalscorer is not just a ball-playing target man, either According to respected analyst Ben MattinsonHe is “lethal in transition with balls in behind” and has “developed his game against low blocks”, which looks like the only striker the Gunners need in a team full of players who prefer the ball at their feet and have struggled to exploit transitions this season.
Ultimately, it may require a significant investment from the board, but Arsenal are desperate for a new profile at the top, and Vlahovic looks like he would be the perfect choice and the one who would have put Spurs to the sword last night.
