With Xhaka tipped to leave, the conversation is now about who is signed to replace him and play alongside Martin Odegaard as one of Arsenal’s double-eights. Even so, as we wonder who Odegaard’s partner could be, don’t you think Arteta also needs to get his skipper a proper backup?
Who would replace him if Odegaard were to be sidelined due to injury? If that happens, Arteta may have a lot of thinking to do, but that may not be the case if he signs Eberechi Eze. Crystal Palace’s London-born attacking midfielder has made his England debut during this international break, and Arsenal-affiliated pundit Charles Watts, as we’ve already noted, has advised Arteta to snap this summer.
I don’t know about you, but Eze should move to the Emirates.
Eze already knows what the Premier League is all about; he is a player who, once signed, could hit the ground running. Like Odegaard, he is proficient at creating spaces to get a few strikes in at goal; last season, he managed ten goals and four assists in 40 games. His work rate in attack is just brilliant; last season in the league, he averaged 1.9 shots, 1.5 key passes, and 1.9 dribbles per 90 minutes. His ball distribution is also excellent, based on his pass completion rate of 82.4% last season.
With his vision to unlock the opposition defence with killer passes in the final third, he could be the Odegaard backup Arteta didn’t know he wanted.
Darren N
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I would much rather see Eze moved to the Emirates for the type offee being suggested for Havertz.By all accounts the German is being touted for a left sided number 8 spot in place of Xhaka. A position much more suited to Eze!
Whilst Havertz can supposedly also play anywhere across the front line his performances over the last 3 Seasons for Chelsea would suggest that this isn’t necessarily the case. Similarly his performances for his National team including the one this week would suggest that Edu,Arteta and Arsenal are about to make a very expensive mistake . A £60m fee plus a £200k a week salary equals over £100m in total . How can this be justified?..Is there really another team in the EPL who believe that this would be money worth spending on someone who’s performances have been largely mediocre under 3 different coaches.
Back-up?! The guy starts. No player will make the move to be a ‘back-up’ after the season and potential future he has.
AM VERY MUCH CONFUSED WHAT MY DARLING TEAM IS DOING IN THIS TRANSFER WINDOW ABSOLUTELY CONFUSING CANT SEE ANY REASON FOR SOME OF THE DEPARTERS AND INCOMERS DONT UNDERSTAND OUR REASONS FOR SOME OF THE RACTIONAL
I absolutely rate Eze but Havertz is now agreed and I’m sure is Xhaka’s replacement. Last season Xhaka converted to an attacking 8 and as many pundits have predicted, not just me, Havertz could likely be the player for that position. He certainly is not a striker!
Arsenal are still in love with their dreams. Just like in the days of Wenger when youthful players dominated their list of incomers. Departures were big deal outings and this clearly showed that Arsenal is not after trophies but business. With Arteta, you are not sure of his tactics; nobody really understands how/why they lost the top spot in EPL and or reasons for assuming even the F.A. cup and UEFA EUROPA league. With such a squad you just can’t go without something. Arsenal don’t have ”killer” striker like Harry Kane or Haaland then they go for Havertz whose performance is below average for a given number of seasons. Arsenal board should level up to avid frustrating players and fans.