Morning all.
A really fast Friday weblog for you. The primary story right now is about hyperlinks to Slovenian ahead Benjamin Sesko – with a report from John Cross saying that Arsenal are in ‘pole place’ to signal the 20 yr outdated from Disgustingly Candy Power Drink Leipzig.
In fact, we’ll have to attend and see the way it pans out, however on paper this is sensible to me. I’ve mentioned right here usually I simply couldn’t see Arsenal forking out the £100m+ charges for gamers like Victor Osimhen or Viktor Gyokeres (to the Victors no spoils – at the least from North London this summer time), whereas reported curiosity in Ivan Toney cooled considerably. At 28, spending a big chunk of money on the Brentford man didn’t actually appear to be one thing we’d do.
So, the choice was to go youthful, to search out somebody with the potential to develop right into a high striker, and on that foundation Sesko matches the invoice. Let’s be clear, he’s gifted, however nonetheless very uncooked – as you’d count on most 20 yr olds to be. The essential substances are there, he’s received bodily presence (he’s 6’5 – be careful from corners!) and good technical potential, but clearly want some sprucing.
However that too makes some sense when you’ve gotten a coach like Mikel Arteta. Bear in mind, this can be a man who wished Mykhaylo Mudryk and felt he might form him into one thing we haven’t seen in his time at Chelsea as but. I’m not saying he loves a undertaking, however when you think about the sort of crew Sesko would come into, with the sort of supervisor we now have, you may see how the setting can be virtually good for his improvement.
He wouldn’t be a right away starter, so the strain wouldn’t be as acute, and whereas the switch price could be vital sufficient (options of £45m), it’s nonetheless half what a standard or backyard Antony goes for within the present market. I don’t suppose it’s the sort of price ticket that may weigh a participant down – and anyway, we’ve demonstrated you may lash £60m down the drain and nonetheless find yourself getting worth for cash. Waka waka!
Once more, that is guesswork on my half and, till something is confirmed, it should stay hypothesis – but when Arsenal began subsequent season with Kai Havertz up entrance, and Declan Rice in one thing akin to what we all know because the left 8 place, I wouldn’t be in any respect stunned. The knock-on impact of that’s the want for a deep-lying midfield signing, maybe somebody like Martin Zubimendi – at the least so long as Newcastle search one thing near £100m for Bruno Guimaraes. I don’t suppose we’ll pay that, and I don’t suppose we should always pay that. Maybe there are different targets for that place.
Including a ahead like Sesko offers us actual depth at centre-forward, and whereas I’ve an itch about us signing a winger too, should you had him and Havertz as your strikers, with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus (100% match hopefully), Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard as your large choices, that’s a really tasty ahead line. Anyway, let’s see what occurs with this one, however there’s numerous smoke that might nicely turn into hearth.
Right here’s your compulsory YouTube compilation of his objectives/assists from final season (left foot, proper foot, head). Take a look.
Proper, I’m gonna depart it there for this morning, however there’s a model new Arsecast for you beneath – chatting to Harry Symeou a couple of new deal for the supervisor, summer time transfers and much extra.
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