Arsenal can sign £30m of ‘huge talent’ for Arteta

arsenal’The top priority this summer is clear: signing forwards.

On Saturday morning, Fabrizio Romano reports The Gunner is close to signing Martín Zubimendi from Real Sociedad, expected to trigger his £51 million release clause.

But, this may just be Mikel ArtetaArsenal has been abandoned for summer spending after Arsenal and has a new agenda center. Champions League Paris Saint-Germain in Wednesday’s semifinal, despite accumulating XG picture In 5.11 on both legs, there was only one score.

So whether they can ensure “huge talent” since they may be their best forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang?

Arsenal’s interest in new strikers

As Reported earlier this weekArsenal is believed to have made an offer for the Ipswich town striker Liam Delap Beyond the possibility of summer moves.

Tractor boys are reportedly demoted Jacob Steinberg, Nick Ames and Jamie Jackson of the Guardian In view of this Jacek Kulig of Football Scouts I believe he is a “huge talent”.

As a result, Arsenal is certainly not the only club to be interested in. Wayne Veysey of football insider Noting Nottingham Forest, Manchester United and Chelsea are also proposing to the striker, and Danny Rust and Dean Jones give me exercise Claiming Tottenham Hotspur was also “invisible” when signing him.

However, in a third straight top two, and a very need for a new center forward, Arsenal is probably the most attractive claim to make Drapp’s so he can be the forward they’ve been looking for.

Why Delap can imitate Aubameyang

Aubameyang joined Arsenal from Borussia Dortmund in January 2018, but it is still £55m The fourth highest cost The club has paid Kai HavertzNicolas Pépé and rice.

Gabon International undoubtedly had an immediate impact in north London, just 37 minutes after his debut against Everton 92 times A total of 163 appearances for the club, and as far as the modern Arsenal greats are concerned, he is there.

Arsenal’s highest scorer (1982)
Player	Target
Thierry Henry	228
Ian Wright	185
Robin Van Persie	132
Dennis Bergkamp	120
Alan Smith	113
Theo Walcott	108
Olivier Giroud	105
Paul Merson	99
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang	92
All statistics provided by Transfermarkt

The best moment for Aubameyang is in 2020 FA Cupscored twice in the semifinals, beat Manchester City in the semifinals, and then played another club against Chelsea in the 2-1 victory final and secured the club’s closest major silverware.

After the final, Aubameyang received the reward New three-year contract But, come December 6, 2021he played his last game for the club and saw the same contract terminated to allow him to join Barcelona as a free agent Highly anticipated fall With Arteta.

So, can Delap be a replacement for Aubameyang for three and a half years?

Well, let’s compare Delap’s exploitation of Ipswich this season with Aubameyang’s best campaign at Arsenal.

Liam Delap 2024/25 vs Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang 2024/25 (PL only)
Statistics	Liam Delap	Aubameyang
Appearance	34	36
minute	2,515	2,732
Target	12	twenty two
Assist	2	5
Lens	64	89
Target % shooting	43.8%	38.2%
Target-XG	+2.3	-0.5
Targets within the region	11	20
Goals outside the region	1	2
Missed a big opportunity	10	twenty three
Shooting action	62	60
Actions to create goals	7	11
In the opposition area	101	149
Every 90 touches	twenty four	35
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As stated in the table, especially for certain indicators, Delap and Aubameyang are very similar.

Aubameyang Premier League record (eternal)

Both scored over 90% of the goals in the box, and the numbers also highlighted that both are low-receive, high-shooters, and don’t hit the ball frequently, but both have more than two shots in each game, which is especially impressive for Delap, considering the bad situation of Ipswich this season.

When it comes to target %, goal-XG and shooting action, the British are actually better than Aubameyang, and the former Arsenal actually missed Most players Department in 2018/19.