Arsenal are reportedly interested in signing Lois Openda, the 23-year-old striker from Lens who has been a key player for the French club, scoring 19 goals across all competitions.
With a bright future ahead of him, Openda could be a solid and long-term acquisition for the Gunners. According to Fichajes, the Belgian could be available for a transfer fee of around €35 million this summer.
As Arsenal aim to add more attacking quality to their squad, Openda could prove to be a superb long-term investment for the club. He would provide competition to Gabriel Jesus for the starting spot in the coming seasons and share the goal-scoring burden with the Brazilian.
With Arsenal’s return to the UEFA Champions League, they will need a bigger squad to cope with the demands of European fixtures. Signing another reliable goalscorer should be a top priority for them this summer.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Openda has the potential to succeed at a big Premier League club, and a move to Arsenal should be an attractive option for him.
Arsenal have a history of nurturing talented young attackers, and Mikel Arteta could play a key role in the development of the Belgian striker.
As the Gunners aim to build on their excellent season and compete for major trophies next year, signing Openda could prove to be a smart move for the North London club.
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In my opinion, completely useless speculation. We don’t need the same player typologically as we have in the lineup now. We need someone completely different, like Oliver Giroud was for example
Then go for Toney or watkins
Very true
Arsenal made some bad moves in the past because the a better picky bought in a rush or friends just recommended and they didn’t do their homework.
Players like Lokonga, Vieira and Tavares were bought in a rush. And they needed to go on loan first.
Vieira in particular is $35M wasted. Could have fetched.
This shouldn’t happen any more. Bring in players that can improve team. Keep those that are proving their worth like Nelson, Smith Rowe, Xaka and Tierney.
We need a striker, not a winger.
Why spend 35 million for him when we already have a better player in Balogun already with the club.
I agree Durand, bring Balogun back and add Osimenh for €100m (guaranteed 25+ goals) and of course another centre back & centre midfielder. Spend roughly €250M on 3 or 4 top top quality players then we will compete.
Perhaps we should bring chuba akpom back?
Openda looks good btw – more rounded than balogun from what I can tell, which might explain why we would go for him, if there’s any truth to this rumour.