Arsenal’s Championship hopes suffered another setback on Saturday night as they were held to a 1-1 draw. Brighton & Hove Albion.

Mikel Arteta’s team start Premier League The game does not have any Bukayo Saka, Martin Odegaard or Kai Havertz, Three of last season’s top four scorersFor the first time since the German joined the club, it could be seen that the Gunners were consistently lacking an attacking edge.

Last season, Arsenal scored 91 goals in the Premier League. Their highest record in a single league game Since winning the title in the 1952/53 season, they became the first team in the history of England’s top flight to score more than five times in six separate away league games in 2024. surpass previous record Sunderland won the title five times in 1892 and Manchester City in 1937.

However, the Gunners have scored zero or one goal in nine of their 20 league games so far this season, and for context, the runaway league leaders liverpool Doing so just twice highlights the need for attacking reinforcements in January, especially given their star player Saka will miss the game.more than two months“.

Arsenal chase Bundesliga winger

With Saka out for some time and Ethan Nwaneri, who scored against Brighton on Saturday, set to spend some time on the sidelines with a muscle problem, new signings will be needed this winter. .

Indeed, according to a report Connor Humm, “Football Insider”Arsenal have set their sights on Bayern Munich Winger Kingsley Coman.

The estimated value is Football transfers worth £28mThe French winger’s current contract with Munich expires in June 2027.

How Kingsley Coman compares to Bukayo Saka

Called a “serial winner” by European football experts Zach Lowe on Twitterthe winger won the league title in the first 11 seasons During his senior career, there were two paris saint germainone and Juventus Bayern Munich eight times and this could be the move that finally helps Arsenal get over the line themselves.

No player has Won four championships Europe’s “Big Five” leagues, in fact, are something the Gunners hope will change if Koeman moves to north London this month.

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Any wide players Arsenal are able to sign in the January transfer window will be tasked with replicating Saka, which is certainly not easy for anyone, but how does Koeman compare to Saka?

Well, the England international’s goalscoring tally blows his mind, but they have some similarities, FBRef’s “Similar Players” feature This shows that Saka is one of the players most similar to the Bayern striker in Europe’s top five leagues.

Since August 2022, Saka has played twice as many minutes as Koeman, with the Englishman amassing more goals and assists, as well as an impressive goalscoring tally – an xG figure of +9.2.

However, no one at Arsenal is as good as Saka in January, but Koeman’s numbers do suggest he could be a very useful version.

In such a large sample size, the French succeeded in almost half of their attempts Gabriel Martinelli Koeman has been widely criticized for not doing that anymore, so Koeman’s quality dribbling ability (he actually improves his dribbling ability more per 90 seconds than Saka) could add an extra dimension to the Gunners’ attack.

He also scored an impressive number of goals Just 885 minutes to complete four games this season So while Koeman is unlikely to be the long-term solution to Arteta’s dreams, he could prove to be a much-needed player this month.

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