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Mikel Arteta must make £51m-rated playmaker likened to Mezut Ozil his priority signing for Arsenal

Mikel Arteta must make £51m-rated playmaker likened to Mezut Ozil his priority signing for Arsenal this summer transfer window.

Arteta’s men ran Manchester City close for the Prꦉemier League title, finishing twoꦿ points off the summit of the table.

The onus will be on them to go one further nex🎀t season and p🌳lanning ahead of the summer transfer window will already be underway.

One pl♛ayer should be at the very ♚top of their list.

Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images
Photo by Koji Watanabe/Getty Images

Arsenal should try to sign Xavi Simons

Xavi Simons has with a move to North London for much of the year, as Arsenal continue to keep tabs on t🦩he Paris Saint-Germain starlet, who spent last season on loan at RB Leipzig.

Simons, who has been , enjoyed a productive year at the Bundesliga outfit, netti🔥ng 10 times whilst laying on 15 assists, taking his total goal contributions to a who💧pping 25.

PSG would reportedly cash in on the 2003-born playmaker if they w♒ere to receive an offer of £51.3m, according to .

Arteta should ꦓmake Simons his priority signing, as he’d fit perfectly into his system.

Xavi Simons statistics

Simons can operate as a number 10 and off both flanks, evincing his terrific versatility – a trait Arteta holds in high r♏egard.

It’s easy to s꧋ee𝓡 why so many clubs are eying a move for him when you take a look at his impressive statistics, as per .

The 13-cap Netherlands international ran♐ks in the top four per cent for shot-creating actions compared to his positional peers across Europe, amplifying his playmaking ability.

Further, he sits in the top 12 per cent f🍃or progr💫essive passes, evidencing his forward-thinking style.

If Arsenal do land Sim✃ons🔜’ signature this summer, they’d be getting a chance creating machine that’d notch them up a level in the final third.