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Arsenal already know their perfect Bukayo Saka replacement and Mikel Arteta should go all out to sign him
Right now, talk of Arsenal making an audacious attempt to sign Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao is getting a little louder.
Williams is willing to leave Spain, something that has offered Arsenal reason for encouragement.
꧋However, a deal appears almost impossible given the size of the wages the Spain international is reported to be earning at Athletic.
Should he arrive at Arsenal or any other club in the Premier League, Williams would surely expect a pay rise, meaning he could become his new side’s top earn🔯er.
That’s surely not a feasible move for Mikel Arteta in January, explaining why𓆉 it’s time to look clos🐻er to home.
Bryan Mbeumo is the perfect signing for Arsenal in January
Towards the end of last summer, Arsenal considered Bryan Mbeumo, a ver🐼satile forward who continues to improve at Brentford.
Since their interest, the 25-year-old has now netted 13 goals in𓂃 20 Premier League matches – a player thriving since Ivan Toney left.
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Stylistically, Mbeumo is now looking like the closest thing Arsenal might be able to find to a Bukayo Saka replacement this month.
Saka could ♒be out until March or beyond, and Arsenal will surely need to find further left-footed cover for the right side of theirꦯ attack, especially considering that Ethan Nwaneri is now injured too.
Signing Mbeumo from Brentford mid-🐻season𒆙 will be incredibly difficult for Arsenal, but it would be a sign of the club’s ambition should they dig deep into their reserves.
Even when Saka is back fit, the Cameroon international wi🌃ll be a perfect addition for Arteta, able to ♐play either centrally or out wide.
And Mbeumo’s qualit🧸y has been further underlined by his ability to even play as a wing-back this season.
Bryan Mbeumo is the best Bukayo Saka replacement available
Looking at Gabriel Martinelli and Saka in particular, Arteta loves his wingers to play 𒉰with a high defensive work rate, something Mbeumo has also learned to do under Thomas Frank.
In truth, the winger could c🅷ost Arsenal way beyond £50m in the middle of the season as mentioned, but for a left-footed winger who can mirror Saka for the coming months, a deal could turn out to be priceless.
Arsenal despe♎rately need a boost in their pursuit of Liverpool in the Premier League title race, and January presents a perfect op🅰portunity.
Brighton are already beating Arsenal to one deal, and the♑ team who have replaced Edu Gaspar in the club’s transfer room no🐬w need to prove their credentials.
Sig🧸n Mbeumo, and Arsenal could still have𝐆 hope in the title race.