After the frustration of a 1-1 draw with Chelsea within the Premier League on Sunday, there was a rising feeling that Arsenal might do with an out-and-out striker to make them the completed article.
The Gunners have spectacular depth each in defence and midfield, however scoring sufficient targets to problem on the very prime has proved a problem to this point this season.
A striker could also be on the radar, then, however Arsenal additionally seem like constructing for the long run in midfield too. Teenager Ethan Nwaneri has impressed in latest weeks and he might be joined by one other proficient teen quickly.
Arsenal focusing on Lille teen Ayyoub Bouaddi
In accordance with CaughtOffside, Arsenal are one in every of a number of golf equipment keen on signing Lille midfielder Ayyoub Bouaddi, who has featured in Ligue 1 and the Champions League this season.
Liverpool, Chelsea, AC Milan and Juventus are additionally reportedly focusing on the 17-year-old and despatched scouts to observe him in motion towards Lyon, a sport by which he registered an help and was among the many finest performers.
Lille are stated to have “no plans” to let the gifted teen go, though their hand could also be pressured if an enormous supply is available in. Bouaddi is below contract till 2027 and a suggestion of €25-30 million might be sufficient to safe his companies.
The tall, rangy midfielder with lengthy, curly hair has earned comparisons with Adrien Rabiot, and he caught the attention for Lille of their 1-1 draw with Juventus within the Champions League.
“We all know what he’s able to,” Lille supervisor Bruno Genesio stated of Bouaddi final month. “He’s a boy with an excellent head on his shoulders. He has the expertise to play at this degree. He must hold proving himself, however I don’t assume there’s an excessive amount of to fret about with him.”
Certainly one of Bouaddi’s former youth coaches, Georges Tournay, stated in a latest interview with L’Equipe: “Ayyoub was an apparent alternative: tall, comfortable in midfield, with nice approach and one eye on the sport. He was destined for fulfillment, a bit like Raphael Varane.”
Bouaddi is clearly highly-rated and appears set for an enormous future. The query now’s the place he’ll go, given the variety of golf equipment believed to be monitoring him.
In FFT’s view, if Bouaddi is accessible for the rumoured payment of €25m he can be a shrewd addition for Arsenal, or certainly any of the Premier League golf equipment. He’s clearly a expertise, and prime golf equipment have the coaches and infrastructure wanted to nurture him in order that he fulfils his potential.