'Makes enormous sense' - Arsenal urged to sign striker wanted by Premier League rivals

‘Makes enormous sense’ – Arsenal urged to sign striker wanted by Premier League rivals

Arsenal have been urged to agency up their curiosity in Karl Etta Eyong amid fears over their faltering Premier League title problem.

The Gunners, in addition to Manchester United and Chelsea, have scouted the Levante striker this season, as talkSPORT revealed in November.

Eyong’s flying begin to the season had him solely behind Mbappe for purpose contributionsCredit score: Getty

Not one of the trio have made a significant transfer for the Cameroon worldwide but, however West Ham did make an preliminary enquiry.

Earlier this month, talkSPORT confirmed that Barcelona are actively exploring new ahead choices with Robert Lewandowski set to turn into a free agent in June, and Eyong is on their radar.

Nonetheless, European soccer professional Andy Brassell believes the latter is ‘a very Arsenal sort of ahead’ that will work for Mikel Arteta.

Eyong, a £2.5million arrival final summer time, has 9 purpose contributions in LaLiga, all of which got here throughout the first ten gameweeks.

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By mid-November, the 22-year-old was solely behind Kylian Mbappe when it comes to output within the Spanish top-flight, earlier than experiencing a drought as Levante tumbled into the relegation zone.

Regardless of this, Brassell instructed talkSPORT.com: “He is been actually good.

“Levante have been within the relegation zone for just about all the season, [but] Eyong is ready to arise within the largest video games and make an affect in these largest video games.

“It might be an enormous leap going from Levante and doing fairly properly there, to being productive at Arsenal, as a result of in the mean time, regardless of the defeat to [Manchester] United, Arsenal are so good that you are looking at solely the very, easiest having the ability to crack that group, actually.”

Eyong has attracted interest from Barcelona as well as Premier League giants — Eyong has attracted curiosity from Barcelona in addition to Premier League giantsCredit score: Getty

Karl Etta Eyong to Arsenal

Eyong’s six LaLiga objectives this marketing campaign characterize a greater output than each Arsenal participant within the Premier League.

Viktor Gyokeres and Leandro Trossard have managed simply 5, one forward of Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Mikel Merino, and Eberechi Eze.

On how Eyong would slot in, Brassell added: “As a medium-term prospect, I might undoubtedly see him working for Arsenal.

“Why? I believe he is a very Arsenal-type ahead. A type of guys who might slot in just a few completely different locations over the entrance three.

“I believe you would see him contributing from a large place. He can drop inside and rating objectives as properly.”

Eyong was part of the Cameroon side that reached the AFCON quarter-finals — Eyong was a part of the Cameroon facet that reached the AFCON quarter-finalsCredit score: Getty

Eyong to Arsenal ‘makes monumental sense’

“He is not huge, however he is good within the air,” Brassell continued.

“There are such a lot of components that suggest him, not simply as a Premier League participant, however as an Arsenal participant.

“When it comes to Arsenal getting somebody like him and stashing him for the long run, I believe it will make an infinite quantity of sense.”

Arsenal, like the remainder of Eyong’s suitors, must wait till the summer time to formally make their transfer for the younger striker.

Levante’s No.21 had already performed and scored for Villarreal this season previous to becoming a member of the membership’s home rivals.

Eyong played alongside a former Arsenal player, Nicolas Pepe, at Villarreal — Eyong performed alongside a former Arsenal participant, Nicolas Pepe, at VillarrealCredit score: Getty

His transfer to Levante after his season had begun has prevented any potential January move — His switch to Levante after his season had begun has prevented any potential January transferCredit score: Getty

In consequence, he will not be capable of make one other transfer in January, as gamers are blocked from enjoying for 3 golf equipment in a single season.

This will likely come as an enormous blow to Arsenal, who’ve didn’t win any of their previous three league video games and will use the additional firepower.

On the title race, Inside Gooners host Harry Symeou mentioned: “Metropolis are usually not displaying in the mean time that they will go on that type of run, however you realize at the back of your thoughts that they may do it.

“And that’s why I’m nonetheless just a little bit anxious and nervous about it and why I gained’t say, even once we have been seven factors clear, that it was achieved as a result of there’s that inside them.

“With Aston Villa, I don’t suppose Aston Villa have what it takes. However it’s the worry of it being Unai Emery that makes it worse for me.

Arteta is expected to overhaul his front line this summer — Arteta is anticipated to overtake his entrance line this summer timeCredit score: Getty

“There’s this factor that retains taking place each time we play them or we drop factors to them the place folks begin to turn into actually revisionist and say ‘he ought to have stayed’ and ‘he ought to have had extra time’.

“He’s completely the precise supervisor for Villa. He wasn’t the precise supervisor for Arsenal. That’s (a) truth. And that’s my fear about them.”

“I do surprise with him, does he get just a little bit additional within the Europa League, although, and go ‘proper, that is my factor’.