Whereas they may not at all times be the most important spenders, Arsenal have made some big signings through the years.
For instance, Viktor Gyokeres’ arrival earlier this summer season felt prefer it might be a needle mover; Declan Rice, a few years in the past, was, after which, whereas he did not value as a lot, Alexis Sanchez was an actual coup when he joined.
Nevertheless, in the case of headline-grabbing transfers, none can declare the highest spot off of Mesut Özil, as his arrival in 2013 continues to be one of the vital memorable moments within the membership’s fashionable historical past.
So, followers must be delighted that it now seems like Mikel Arteta is about to signal his personal Ozil.
Arsenal goal their new Özil
To this point, it will be honest to say that Arsenal are having an awesome summer season concerning transfers, as thus far, new Sporting Director Andrea Berta has made six first-team additions.
Furthermore, whereas the Gyokeres and Martin Zubimendi are essentially the most thrilling signings to this point, the Italian has made certain to fill within the gaps in the remainder of the squad, with the likes of Noni Madueke, Christian Norgaard and Cristhian Mosquera.
Nevertheless, as a substitute of calling it quits there, the membership now look set to make probably essentially the most thrilling signing but, one which might be seen as Arteta’s Ozil second.
Not less than that’s in accordance with a latest report from The Commonplace’s Dom Smith, who has reaffirmed the information that Arsenal are actually in pole place to safe Eberechi Eze.
The truth is, Smith has revealed that the club-to-club particulars are “all agreed” and that the Crystal Palace star, who’s an Arsenal fan, is now set to have his medical and signal his contract sooner or later on Friday, regardless of wanting set to hitch North London rivals Tottenham Hotspur on Wednesday afternoon.
Having beforehand been within the Gunners academy till he was 13, at which level he was launched, that is fairly the sequence of occasions for a participant who loves Arsenal.
It seems just like the Englishman will value Arsenal round £60m, and whereas that may be a lot, it is in all probability honest worth for somebody as proficient as Eze, particularly as he might be Arteta’s Ozil.
Why Eze might be the following Ozil
Whereas followers might be hoping Eze’s Arsenal profession ends in a greater method than Ozil’s did, there are some vital similarities between them.
The primary one pertains to their transfers, as, regardless of being a world-class participant on the time, followers had little to no concept that the German was transferring to the Emirates till it was introduced outdoors the stadium on Sky Sports activities Information, a lot to the delight of the delirious followers that had gathered across the reporter to listen to the information.
Now, the Crystal Palace star hasn’t formally been introduced but, however there was an identical euphoric response from the followers to David Ornstein’s shock report that the membership had been after him final night time.
That delirium was solely intensified by Fabrizio Romano’s ‘right here we go’ and the easy indisputable fact that Berta and Co look to have efficiently hijacked the worldwide star from Spurs.
On high of the character of the switch being much like the previous Actual Madrid star’s, there’s additionally an identical sense that the 27-year-old has the expertise to be simply as a lot of a game-changer for the Gunners.
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Eze in 24/25 |
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|---|---|
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Appearances |
43 |
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Minutes |
3303′ |
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Objectives |
14 |
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Assists |
11 |
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Objective Involvements per Match |
0.58 |
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Minutes per Objective Involvement |
132.12′ |
For instance, regardless of taking part in for a mid-table aspect final season, the Greenwich-born “magician,” as dubbed by Micah Richards, scored 14 objectives and offered 11 assists in 43 appearances, totalling simply 3303 minutes.
In different phrases, the £100k-per-week famous person managed to keep up a mean of a aim involvement each 1.72 video games, or each 132.12 minutes.
That is not all although, as the previous QPR gem has additionally confirmed he can deal with the most important video games and the most important phases, as he scored within the quarter-final, semi-final and ultimate of Palace’s triumphant FA Cup run final season.
In the end, whereas he is not the very same kind of participant, the unimaginable method through which Arsenal secured his signature and the affect he may have on this staff imply Eze might be seen as Arteta’s Ozil.
