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Mikel Arteta and Edu have privately talked about signing £30m player from Arsenal’s rivals
Arsenal could try to pull off a surprise signing before the transfer window shuts.
The Gunners have had a decent summer so far. After turning David Raya’s loan into a permanent deal, Mikel Arteta secured the signing of Riccardo Calafiori fro🎃m Bologna.
Now Arsenal are said to be clꦡose to landing Mikel Merino, who w﷽ill be their third sign🦩ing of the summer if the deal can be completed.
Once that’s d🐠one, Arsenal✅ are expected to consider a move for a new striker, and a surprise name has just come out of the rumour mill.
Arsenal eye shock move to sign Brighton’s Joao Pedro
Arsenal were on the market for a new striker even before the transfer windo🌄w opened.
Just a few days before the start of Euro 2024, Arsenal tr𒈔ied to sign Benjamin Sesko, but the RB Leipzig star rejected them and decided to stay put.
The North Londoners have🙈 been focusing on other areas of their pitch since, and if all goes to plan, they will add Merino into the mix after Raya and Calafiཧori.
Then, Arsenal could dive back into the market for a new striker, and have ꦐclaimed that Brighton and Hove Albion star Joao Pedro is a surprise target.
The report claims that Arteta and Edu Gaspar have had discussions about the possibilit🍰y of signing the Brazilian, who scored 20 goals in all competitions in the 2023/24 season.
Brighton only signed Pedro in 2023 for around £30 mi﷽llion (), and the Seagulls have shown in previous years that they are a very difficult club to negotiate with.
The outlet reveals thaไt Brighton want a significant profit and would only consider selling him for £50 mill🥃ion in the coming weeks.
Arsenal are ex💧pected to sell Eddie Nketiah this month. It remains to be seen if they will use that money to sign Pedro.
Arsenal want Pedro for three reasons
Arsenal fans were hoping for a new striker this💝 summer, but nobody expected Pedro to be a target. However, we think this would be a very smart move.
The Brazilian scored 20 goals in all competitions for Brighton last season, which is the same number Bukayo Saka manag♍ed for the Gunners.
Pedro is a quality player, and although it is a surprise thᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚat Arsenal are eyeing a move to sign him, it does make sense in th✱e long term.
🧸The report claims that Pedro checks three boxes Arsenal are looking for:
- Age: Pedro is still only 22 years old and has at least a decade left at the top level.
- Potential: Arsenal believe Pedro has ‘high potential’ and could become a star in the future.
- Character: The Gunners think he would fit in well alongside his countrymen – Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Magalhaes.
Pedro only joined Brighton in 20🍸23 and he still has four years left on his contract. It remains to be seen if Arsenal will make 🍸a bid to sign him.