Arsenal are considering a late bid for the £110m sensation

While Arsenal have enjoyed a brilliant summer on the pitch and started their Premier League campaign with back-to-back wins this season, there is still discontent among sections of the fans due to the lack of activity in the transfer market.

So far, the only new faces added to Mikel Arteta's first team have been Italian defender Riccardo Calafiori, and Spanish midfielder Mikel Merino, who does not feel adequate in front of Pep Guardiola's Manchester City juggernaut.

If you asked fans at the start of the summer about the one area they thought the team needed to strengthen, most would have said striker. Although players like Kai Havertz, Bukayo Saka, and Leandro Trossard have started the season in good form, that need to score nine goals still feels bad.

Fortunately, recent reports have revealed one of the leading poachers is set to make a move to the Emirates before the window closes, and he's set to command a hefty fee for Trossard.

The search for an Arsenal striker

According to the latest report from TEAMtalk, Arsenal have re-entered the race for £110m Napoli star Victor Osimhen.

The report claims that following 'appearances of disrespect' during negotiations, Saudi Pro League sides interested in signing the Nigeria international this summer have now pulled out of any potential deal, and while Chelsea remain a possible destination, so are the Gunners.

Interestingly, the report revealed that in the past few days, the North London players have again 'asked for information' about the striker, suggesting that there is a possibility that Edu Gaspar will make a late request to try and secure the player's help. for a reduced price payment.

Whatever that final number ends up being, Osimhen would probably be worth it, as he'll bring plenty of goals to N5 and, in the process, help make Trossard even more unplayable.

Why would Osimhen make Trossard not play

So, to get straight to the point, there is one important reason why Osimhen could help get more out of Arsenal's incredible Belgian: his effect.

The “Beast of Nigeria” as commentator Raj Chohan, has shown over the last few seasons that when it comes to putting the ball in the back, there are few better than him, and Trossard was amazing at making the ball. similar to last season, he saw his assists reach just two, which feels related to the fact that until Havertz stepped up, Arteta was struggling to find a consistent goalscorer to play down the middle.

If we compare the statistics of the former LOSC Lille player over two full seasons with that of the main strikers, Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, we can see how dangerous he really is.

For example, across the campaigns of 22/23 and 23/24, the “world-class” mark, as called by José Mourinho, scored 48 goals and provided nine assists in only 71 games, which means he averaged a goal involvement every time 1.24 games in two years, he also led the Partenopei to their first league title in more than three decades.

In contrast, Jesus scored 19 goals and provided 15 assists in 69 games, while Germany led 23 goals and provided eight assists in 98 appearances, which means that the two stars average a goal involvement once every 2.02 games and 3.16, respectively.

Just imagine how well the former Brighton & Hove Albion winner would play alongside such a clinical number nine; maybe he would still score a lot of goals himself, but he would also see the statistics of his assistant explode, as he will have someone he can rely on to finish the chances he created.

So, while the money could still be huge and his £210k-a-week wages a minor concern, Edu and Co should do their best to bring Osimhen to the Emirates this summer.