Arsenal may be looking at a potential major signing who could be a significant addition to Mikel Arteta’s attack.
The future seems bright for Norwich City star Emi Buendia as English top flight club Arsenal is said to be striving to complete his move to Emirates Stadium this summer, Eurosport reported.
CityNews Nigeria reports that Arsenal appears to be consistent in pursuing Buendia as The Athletic‘s David Ornstein reported earlier this year that the Gunners had been tracking the attacker for over a year and a half now. However, Ornstein said that Arteta’s side was unwilling to match Norwich’s £40 million ($55.5 million) asking price for Buendia at the time.
Should Arsenal’s plan come to fruition, former Gunners striker Kevin Campbell assessed that Buendia would complement Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s game as the 24-year-old could certainly boost the club’s scoring and playmaking.
“I don’t know if he’ll play as a number 10,” Campbell recently told Football Insider of Buendia. “But he will be an added midfield player who can create and score. That’s the key.”
“The goals need to be shared out because when you’re too reliant on one player, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, this season when he’s gone off the boil, we’ve been stumped,” he added. “You’ve got to get goals from all over so the threats are multiple. I just think Mikel Arteta’s playing a smart game by trying to get him because another person who can score and create, that’s the name of the game. You can’t just have defenses zero in one player.”
