Arsenal are actually ready to swoop for an alternative choice to star playmaker and membership captain Martin Odegaard, with supervisor Mikel Arteta and the membership’s hierarchy mentioned to be in pursuit of back-up choices for key stars.
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The Gunners had been with out Odegaard for almost two months earlier this marketing campaign, after the £240,000-a-week midfielder suffered ankle ligament injury on worldwide obligation, and it is protected to say he was a sore miss.
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Whereas Arsenal managed to manage properly at occasions in Odegaard’s absence, the Premier League title hopefuls dropped factors in 4 out of their seven league matches minus the 25-year-old, which was a stark reminder of simply how essential he’s to the trigger.
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Arsenal’s subsequent 5 Premier League video games |
Date |
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Fulham (away) |
December 8 |
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Everton (dwelling) |
December 14 |
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Crystal Palace (away) |
December 21 |
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Ipswich City (dwelling) |
December 27 |
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Brentford (away) |
January 1 |
Since his return to the beginning eleven, Arsenal have rediscovered their goalscoring mojo, with Odegaard putting in a truly exceptional display against Sporting Lisbon within the Champions League, being the “driving power” behind their 5-1 victory.
It’s little shock that, within the occasion Odegaard is compelled to take a seat out by way of harm once more, Arteta needs to amass a top quality stand-in for the ex-Actual Madrid man.
Stories have instructed that Arteta believes Arda Guler could complement Odegaard at Arsenal, with the Actual playmaker starring at Euro 2024 for Turkey however discovering his probabilities restricted on the Bernabeu proper now. Guler may go away Actual on mortgage in January, so this might be one to observe within the construct as much as subsequent month.
In the meantime, different experiences consider that Arsenal could mimic Odegaard’s signing by capturing Guler within the winter, with the 19-year-old discovering himself in a really comparable scenario to the Scandinavian when he was caught on the fringes of Actual’s first workforce.
Whereas the ex-Fenerbahce sensation comes as a really prudent possibility for Arteta, there are different La Liga stars who’re seen by Emirates Stadium chiefs in an identical gentle.
Arsenal ready to bid for Las Palmas “standout” Alberto Moleiro
Certainly, Spanish media now declare that Las Palmas attacking midfielder Alberto Moleiro is on their radar forward of 2025.
The 21-year-old, who’s racked up 4 targets in 15 La Liga outings to date, primarily performs on the left-wing however also can slot into Odegaard’s place – as he is executed on three events this time period.
Arsenal are apparently prepared to bid for Moleiro, who’s rumoured to command a price ticket of simply £17 million, has been a “standout” performer for the Canary Islanders as Saudi Professional League aspect Al-Hilal additionally take an curiosity within the Spanish Beneath-21 worldwide.
Moleiro’s potential signing is seen as a “strategic” transfer to ease their dependence on Odegaard, with the starlet lauded for possessing tempo, imaginative and prescient, creativity, soccer IQ and a silky contact to his all-round sport (Football Talent Scout Jacek Kulig).
At beneath £20 million, there’s each cause to consider he might be an excellent different to Odegaard, however the competitors from Saudi Arabia might be a serious impediment in the best way.
