Morning all.
A really fast Friday weblog for you. The principle story at present 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 12 months previous from Disgustingly Candy Vitality 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 very least from North London this summer season), 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 gifted, however nonetheless very uncooked – as you’d anticipate most 20 12 months olds to be. The fundamental components are there, he’s received bodily presence (he’s 6’5 – be careful from corners!) and good technical potential, but clearly want some sharpening.
However that too makes some sense when you may have a coach like Mikel Arteta. Bear in mind, it is a man who needed 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 challenge, however when you think about the type of workforce Sesko would come into, with the type of supervisor now we have, you’ll be able to see how the surroundings can be nearly excellent for his improvement.
He wouldn’t be an instantaneous starter, so the strain wouldn’t be as acute, and whereas the switch payment is likely to be important sufficient (solutions of £45m), it’s nonetheless half what a typical or backyard Antony goes for within the present market. I don’t assume it’s the type 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’s going to 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 – at the very least 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 should 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 the event 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 quite a lot of smoke that might properly grow to be 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 under – chatting to Harry Symeou a few new deal for the supervisor, summer season transfers and plenty extra.
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