Arsenal are involved in a teenage attacking midfielder as Mikel Arteta goals to bolster his squad…
What’s the information?
Foot Mercato have reported that Arsenal are involved in 19-year-old Fares Chaibi, who performs for Toulouse in Ligue 1.
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The report states that Arsenal had scouts current throughout Toulouse’s match in opposition to Strasbourg final month with a view to take a more in-depth take a look at the teen.
LaLiga aspect Sevilla are additionally within the participant and Arteta would possibly face competitors to safe his signature. A payment has not been talked about, nevertheless, as a result of this being Chaibi’s breakthrough season, Arsenal won’t must splash the money.
Gabriel Martinelli 2.0
Arteta has begun to mould an Arsenal aspect that mixes expertise with younger expertise and this has finally began to repay this season.
Throughout the summer time, the membership signed younger Brazilian winger Marquinhos and he seems like a wonderful potential, whereas there isn’t a doubt that Chaibi may add one thing completely different.
In truth, the Toulouse participant is extra akin to Martinelli, with FBref ranking him as fifth-closest to the Arsenal winger on their participant comparability mannequin.
This season has seen the 2 gamers register very comparable statistics with regard to purpose contributions (7 to six), pictures per recreation (2.51 to 2.16), and goal-creating actions per match (0.69 to 0.43).
Whereas the Brazilian primarily performs out broad, Chaibi can play as a centre-forward, attacking midfielder or as winger, main journalist Chebil Ishaq to explain him as “versatile” and this might be an enormous benefit for Arteta.
Fellow reward was additionally given by journalist Zach Lowy, who claimed the 19-year-old was “one to keep watch over,” and his type this season actually deserves this reward.
Arteta would possibly proceed to scout the participant at some point of the season, as he’s unlikely to realize a lot recreation time if he moved to the North London aspect in January.
Nevertheless, with Sevilla too, a lot will rely upon how they act going ahead, and there could be no hurt in Arteta making a transfer for him earlier than loaning the teen again out so he can proceed his growth.
With Martinelli actually starting to showcase this potential this season, Chaibi may comply with in his footsteps and develop into a shrewd funding for the membership.
