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Paul Merson stunned Arsenal didn’t target Danny Ings
Paul Merson that he cannot understand why Arsenal did not target Danny Ings during the summer, insisting that the 🃏striker is more than good enough to play for the Gunners.
Mikel Arteta’s men have come in for a lot of criticiཧsm at the start of this campaign. They have lost both o꧋f their opening two games in the Premier League.
As Merson notes, a defeat to this Chelsea sid😼e is, unfortunately, understandable. However, the result compounded the frustration that stemmed from their loss to Brentford on the opening night.
And of course, the atmosphere 🃏was already tense af🅰ter an underwhelming window.
𝔉Arsenal fans hoping for an overhaul of the squad have been left disappointed.
The club have certainly made signings. But they have desperately struggled to offload some of their fringe players. And that appears to have hampered their ability ༒to make further additions.
Merson has been heavily critical of the recruitment. And he has expressed his dismay that they did not tar𝔉get someone like Ings.
“Where is the recruitment, where are the people behind the scenes, what work are🌊 they doing? Every single player on Chelsea’s bench on Sunday – every single player – would have been on the pitch if they played for Arsenal’s first team,” .
“🌊Why is someone like Danny Ings not playing for Arsenal? You cannot tell me he’s not good enough. Why are Aston Villa getting players like Ings, Emiliano Buendia instead of Arsenal? Who is making these decisions? Surely these players would have been on Ars♛enal’s radar.”
Danny Ings could have been an inspired addition for Arsenal
Aston Villa ar൩ꦺe already being vindicated for to take Ings from Southampton.
He has scored in both of his two Premier League appearances for the Vill🍃ans. The second was an outrageous volley against Newcastle at the weekend.
You can understand why some were wary about meeting In💎gs’s asking price. His deal on the south coast was set to expire next summer.
And Arsenal have failed to sell any of their attacking playeꦛrs. So finding space for Ings would have been🌊 tricky.
Having sa꧒id that, I♒ngs has been outstanding in the last few years. And he joins Villa with a point to prove with Dean Smith’s men setting their sights high up the table.
Arsenal need that hunger. So you can see why Merson is perplexed that they seemingly did not make a mo🐎ve for the 29-year-old.
