Eli Junior Kroupi will not be an Arsenal participant but however he offered the taking part in and training workers on the Emirates Stadium with considered one of their moments of the season.
Because the gamers gathered at their London Colney coaching base two weeks in the past to look at Bournemouth vs Manchester Metropolis, it was a purpose from the younger French striker that confirmed the Gunners as Premier League champions.
For that strike, Kroupi will at all times be held within the hearts of Arsenal supporters the world over and would not it now be fairly one thing if he signed for them this summer time?
Properly, if experiences are to be believed, the French sensation is on their radar forward of the switch window.
Arsenal focusing on an excellent higher signing than Kroupi
One of many greatest priorities for Arsenal this summer time is to bolster their ahead line. Clearly, Mikel Arteta was not completely satisfied by what he noticed from the likes of Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres after their arrivals a 12 months in the past.
Kroupi would definitely tick lots of containers however an asking value of £80m or extra could possibly be prohivitive for Arsenal relying on what different priorities they’ve.
The most recent on that transfer comes from Fabrizio Romano who reported on Monday that the Gunners had began talks to signal the participant from Bournemouth. They’re joined by Manchester Metropolis and PSG within the race to signal the 19-year-old.
{The teenager} shouldn’t be the one Premier League-proven participant that Andrea Berta might deliver to the Emirates. Certainly, Morgan Rogers stays a key goal for Arsenal.
In response to Sami Mokbel of BBC Sport, Rogers is on the membership’s shortlist alongside Kroupi however equally, he might price any suitor over £80m.
Mokbel goes on to state Arsenal’s curiosity within the Aston Villa man is ‘real’ however they face competitors from Manchester United to prise him away from the Midlands.
That mentioned, Rogers is claimed to be ‘open’ to becoming a member of Arteta’s facet this season as he appears to be like to depart Villa behind searching for the possibility to win extra main silverware.
Why Rogers can be a greater signing than Kroupi
Do not get us unsuitable, if Arsenal might signal each gamers it might be an enormous sign of intent heading into subsequent time period.
There should not many higher younger gamers in world soccer proper now than Kroupi. He netted 13 instances in 2025/26, the best variety of targets a teen has ever scored of their debut Premier League marketing campaign. He is a particular expertise.
But, as a lot because the Gunners must signal their reply to Erling Haaland, a ruthless centre-forward who can win video games on their very own, it isn’t the largest precedence this summer time. As a substitute, signing a winger is.
Nevertheless good Kroupi is, if their value tags are related, then it have to be Rogers who’s prioritised by Berta and Co within the forthcoming months.
Aged 23, the Villa famous person is likely one of the greatest gamers within the Premier League, even perhaps the perfect participant exterior of the division’s typical large six sides.
In 2024/25, he received the PFA Younger Participant of the 12 months award and has not let up since that breakthrough season below Unai Emery’s wing. He is solely getting higher and would signify a flexible asset able to taking Arsenal’s ahead line to the subsequent stage.
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Rogers – profession by season |
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Season |
Objectives |
Assists |
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2022/23 |
1 |
1 |
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2023/24 |
10 |
9 |
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2024/25 |
14 |
16 |
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2025/26 |
14 |
12 |
Now, there might be comprehensible considerations round Rogers’ profile. It is similar to Eze’s. Each desire working as a no.10 however they’ll additionally play off the left.
There’s a sense, nonetheless, that the England worldwide is simply what Arsenal are missing on the left facet of their assault. As Rogers as soon as admitted, he does not actually thoughts the place he performs. “My favorite place depends upon the sport,” he mentioned in an interview. “It relies upon the place the house is. I wish to play in house. Wherever that’s on the pitch, I wish to play there.”
That must be music to the ears of supporters and certainly Arteta who loves a participant like that.
The striker berth could be very a lot up for debate this summer time but when there’s one space the place they merely should strengthen it is on the left flank. Leandro Trossard went 25 video games with out scoring a purpose earlier than popping up with that very important winner in opposition to West Ham.
As for Gabriel Martinelli, he might properly have scored an important equaliser in opposition to Manchester Metropolis in the course of the embryonic levels of the marketing campaign however that was his solely Premier League purpose all season.
The duo really feel like two of essentially the most expendable property within the group this summer time and signing somebody comparable to Rogers would signify an infinite improve.
Kroupi is nice however he is not precisely a left winger; Rogers is far more suited to taking part in in that function and he could possibly be game-changing for Arteta’s attacking line.
The previous Middlesbrough man has scored 14 targets in again to again season, whereas additionally contributing 16 assists in 2024/25 and an extra 12 in 2025/26.
Arsenal have already loved loads of success by raiding the Premier League earlier than. David Raya and Declan Rice are a testomony to that. Rogers would certainly be a hit story too.
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