Morning all.
A really fast Friday weblog for you. The principle story immediately 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ahead Benjamin Sesko – with a report from John Cross saying that Arsenal are in ‘pole place’ to signal the 20 yr outdated from Disgustingly Candy Power Drink Leipzig.
After all, we’ll have to attend and see the way it pans out, however on paper this is smart to me. I’ve mentioned right here typically I simply couldn’t see Arsenal forking out the £100m+ charges for gamers like Victor Osimhen or Viktor Gyokeres (to the Victors no spoils – a minimum of 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 seek out somebody with the potential to develop right into a prime striker, and on that foundation Sesko suits the invoice. Let’s be clear, he’s proficient, 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 capability, but clearly want some sprucing.
However that too makes some sense when you might have a coach like Mikel Arteta. Bear in mind, it is a man who wished Mykhaylo Mudryk and felt he may 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 staff Sesko would come into, with the sort of supervisor we’ve got, you’ll be able to see how the setting can be nearly excellent for his growth.
He wouldn’t be an instantaneous starter, so the strain wouldn’t be as acute, and whereas the switch payment may be important sufficient (recommendations of £45m), it’s nonetheless half what a standard or backyard Antony goes for within the present market. I don’t assume it’s the sort of price ticket that will weigh a participant down – and anyway, we’ve demonstrated you’ll be able to 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 would 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 shocked. The knock-on impact of that’s the want for a deep-lying midfield signing, maybe somebody like Martin Zubimendi – a minimum of so long as Newcastle search one thing near £100m for Bruno Guimaraes. I don’t assume we’ll pay that, and I don’t assume we must always pay that. Maybe there are different targets for that place.
Including a ahead like Sesko provides us actual depth at centre-forward, and whereas I’ve an itch about us signing a winger too, in case you had him and Havertz as your strikers, with Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus (100% match hopefully), Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard as your huge choices, that’s a really tasty ahead line. Anyway, let’s see what occurs with this one, however there’s plenty of smoke that would nicely turn into hearth.
Right here’s your compulsory YouTube compilation of his targets/assists from final season (left foot, proper foot, head). Take a look.
Proper, I’m gonna go away it there for this morning, however there’s a model new Arsecast for you beneath – chatting to Harry Symeou a few new deal for the supervisor, summer time transfers and plenty extra.
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