It’s been a surprisingly difficult season for Arsenal so far this season.
In stark contrast to the past two seasons, Mikel Arteta’s side have looked lagging behind in some areas this year, and instead of capitalizing on Manchester City’s incredible defeat, they have finished lagging behind in the Premier League. Chelsea and Liverpool.
A big reason for their poor early season performances has been the absence of club captain Martin Odegaard, but even with him in the squad they have struggled to score goals over the past two weekends.
So recent reports linking the club to signing Victor Osimhen, who will help the Norwegian become more effective, should have fans excited.
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according to a “Football Insider” latest reportsArsenal are “keeping an eye on” Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic.
In fact, reports indicate that the Gunners have had scouts watching him in many games this season and that people within the club rate him very highly.
No potential price was mentioned in the report, But another story about GIVEMESPORT Late last week, the Gunners believed they could secure his services for less than the £67million the Old Lady demanded in the summer.
Crossing the line could be a complicated and expensive move, but one worth pursuing given Vlahovic’s ability, comparisons to Osimhen and what he can do for Odegaard.
Vlahović compared to Osimhen and why he should improve on Odegaard
Well, before we get into why Vlahović would make Odegaard unplayable, it’s worth checking out the comparison to Osimhen and where it comes from.
it Mainly derived from FBrefwhich compared players in similar positions across Europe’s top five leagues, the Champions League and the Europa League, then created a list of the ten most comparable players for each league, in this case concluding that, The Nigerian ranks seventh among the most similar forwards. Serbian.
The best way to understand this comparison is to look at basic metrics of how close the two are to last season’s rankings, as there are few Turkish Super League statistics.
Vlahovich and Osimhen | ||
|---|---|---|
Statistics per 90 people | Vlahovich | osimhen |
Non-penalty expected G+As | 0.61 | 0.66 |
Actual non-penalty G+As | 0.70 | 0.68 |
progressive carry | 1.41 | 1.55 |
Progressive passes received | 6.80 | 6.45 |
hit the target | 1.37 | 1.63 |
Goals per shot | 0.13 | 0.14 |
Goals per shot | 0.40 | 0.33 |
key pass | 1.13 | 1.05 |
Create the action of the shot | 2.85 | 2.45 |
Goal setting action | 0.35 | 0.36 |
successful takeover | 0.70 | 0.73 |
All statistics come from FBref 23/24 league season | ||
These metrics include, but are not limited to, non-penalty expected goals and actual goals plus assists, progressive passes, shots on target, goalscoring and shot-creating actions, and successful receptions, all rated at 90.
Having said that, why would the former Fiorentina ace make the Gunners captain unavailable?
Well, it comes down to one simple factor: his output.
While playing for the goal-scoring “machine” La Viola, Voiced by U23 scout Antonio Mangoafter finding the net 108 appearances and 49 appearances Also provided eight assists.
The 24-year-old has made 120 appearances for the Old Lady so far, scoring one goal 52 goals and 11 assistsequivalent to an average of one goal involved every 1.90 games.
This clearly shows that the Belgrade-born ace is an extremely dangerous striker, and as such, he will surely help Odegaard’s assist numbers reach their peak.
Ultimately, while he doesn’t come cheap, Arsenal should do everything they can to sign Vlahovic next year as he will surely get them back up the table.
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