Arsenal have chance to sign £131M man – Arteta wants 13-goal star – Arsenal sent clear Torres message

by admin · Published 19 November 2022 · Updated 19 November 2022

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Brad Friedel has warned Arsenal that it could take January transfer target Facundo Torres some time to adjust to the Premier League

Despite the fact that Arsenal are sitting pretty at the very top of the Premier League – Mikel Arteta knows that he needs to keep adding to the side in order to keep on improving.

There is a massive feeling that if Arsenal pick up a couple of injuries – they will not be able to keep picking up the results as the squad is not as deep as some of their top four rivals – and that has led to speculation that Torres is a player that they want

Torres has scored ten goals and laid on 13 assists in Major League Soccer this season and his performances is attracting all sorts of interest from big clubs.

But amid all the speculation that Arsenal are keen on the man – Brad Friedel has warned the Gunners that it may take some time for Torres to adjust to the quality of the Premier League

“I’ve seen a lot of Torres,” Friedel claimed. “He’s very good in the attacking third, but he’s not very big in stature.

“Mikel Arteta has done a really good job in the transfer market and he’s got rid of players who don’t fit the style.

“Torres does have a lot of end product but I think it’d take a lot of time for him to get up to speed and physicality of the Premier League.

“The MLS is very back and forth a lot of the time, so I don’t know if he’d be an immediate starter but he’s a talented boy that’s for sure.”

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To come to the Premier League from the MLS is a massive step up and it could be one that ruins his career.

All the quality that Arsenal already have – how much game time would he actually receive?

Arsenal want Gakpo –

It has again been revealed that Arsenal are interested in signing PSV star Cody Gakpo –

Mikel Arteta is undoubtedly wants to bolster his wing options after Arsenal’s failed pursuits of Raphinha and Pedro Neto in the summer – and Gakpo is a player that has caught the eye of the Spaniard.

PSV reportedly value Gakpo at £40m, a fee that hasn’t changed since the summer despite his electric start to the current campaign.

He’s registered 13 goals and 17 assists in 24 appearances in all competitions for PSV this season, more direct goal involvements than Manchester City’s Erling Haaland.

And amid all the speculation and all the rumors – Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth has come out and claimed that Gakpo is certainly a player that Arsenal may look to sign in the coming window – or at the end of the season

He told GiveMeSport: “Arsenal is an interesting one because, throughout the transfer window, I think the right side of the attack was a priority position.

“Now, Gakpo’s priority position, and preferred position, is on the left, but he can play in the centre, and he can play on the right.

“At the moment, Saka’s occupying that right side of the front three just now. [Gakpo] would be someone that Arsenal would look at.

“I think it would fit the profile as well, as far as Arteta is concerned.

“We know what he’s trying to build a squad of young players who’ve got high ceilings and high potential, so it could be one that Arsenal do look at in January, potentially, but the summer is more realistic.”

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It is now easy to see that Arsenal. can start attracting some big players and if they get Gakpo – they will be getting a brilliantly gifted attacker that is for sure

Arsenal have Bellingham chance –

Former Chelsea left-back Scott Minto has predicted that Jude Bellingham will snub a move to Liverpool and join Arsenal.

Bellingham is one of the most exciting young players in the game and is a star that all the big clubs are interested in trying to sign.

It has been suggested in recent days that Liverpool have already begun talks to try and get a £131 million transfer deal done – but if you believe the words of Minto – he could end up making a move to Arsenal.

‘In terms of Jude Bellingham, do I think he’s going to come to the Premier League? Absolutely I do,’ Minto told Ladbrokes about the 19-year-old.

‘I mean, up until the start of this season, everybody was saying he’s Liverpool’s player, because they were right up there with Manchester City.

‘But I’m still wondering whether or not they’re going to make the top four – and if they’re out of the Champions League, I’m not so sure he’d be as keen to go there.

‘I’m not sure what his contract looks like, but there’s no doubt he’ll be playing in the Premier League… absolutely no doubt; he’s good enough to play a key role for the very best teams in the world.

‘The very best team for me is Manchester City, but actually, the way Arsenal are playing at the moment… if they can finish in the top four, or better still, in second place, or even go on to win the title, then all of a sudden they become as attractive a proposition as City, just like that.

‘I wouldn’t be surprised to see that happening, if Arsenal are in the Champions League next season.

‘When you look at what that team is all about under Mikel Arteta, and there’d be a need for them to strengthen if they’re playing on Europe’s biggest stage, why couldn’t they go and get a Bellingham?

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— Jude Bellingham (@BellinghamJude) November 15, 2022

‘Look, at the start of the season I had Arsenal finishing in fifth place, or around that area; I didn’t think they’d make the top four.

‘But I’m constantly re-evaluating things as each hurdle has been passed.

‘And I can tell you now, I genuinely think that if they finish in the top four, suddenly they become one of the most attractive teams in the world to join.

‘If this is a team which is already fighting City for the title, after just a year of Arteta turning things around, that’s a team which ticks every box.’

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