Arsenal: Edu makes Paqueta contact

Arsenal have made contact over the potential switch of Lucas Paqueta however are but to launch an official bid…

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That’s in response to switch guru Fabrizio Romano, who claims that the Gunners at present aren’t shut to a different signing after sealing Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester Metropolis however they do maintain an curiosity within the Lyon midfielder.

“In the intervening time there’s nothing shut for Arsenal.

“There’s an curiosity as a result of Edu, in fact, along with his Brazilian hyperlink is aware of the gamers so effectively and had some contact along with his agent however by no means submitted a proposal,” he revealed to GIVEMESPORT this week.

Ought to Arsenal bid £34m for Lucas Paqueta?

It’s thought that the Ligue 1 outfit have slashed their asking worth for the Brazil worldwide to round £34m, with French outlet Media Foot additionally claiming that the north London giants are the favourites to seal his signature this summer season window.

Arteta would love Paqueta

Having made contact with Paqueta’s representatives, it might be clever for Edu to comply with up that preliminary curiosity with a proper supply because the Lyon star may add lots to Mikel Arteta’s engine room.

The 24-year-old dynamo is likely one of the greatest gamers in his place throughout Europe as he has proceed to ship objectives and creativity from a sophisticated midfield position.

Certainly, Paqueta supplied 18 aim contributions (11 objectives, seven assists) throughout 43 appearances final time period, by way of Transfermarkt.

He at present ranks throughout the prime 1% for objectives (0.3), pictures (3.06), pictures on track (1.07) and thru balls (0.41) per 90, in addition to the highest 2% for anticipated assists (0.25) and shot-creating actions (3.99) per 90, when in comparison with his fellow midfielders throughout Europe’s prime divisions, as per FBref.

By way of wing potential, he’s similar to ex-Gunners gem Serge Gnabry, while FBref additionally match him within the profile of Jude Bellingham, Paulo Dybala and Diogo Jota.

“Superb” and “extraordinary” is how his supervisor, Peter Bosz, as soon as described him throughout final season and on the above proof, it’s actually simple to see why.

Solely Bukayo Saka (11 goals and seven assists additionally) matched these figures in the course of the 2021/22 top-flight marketing campaign, so it’s clear that Paqueta would add a brand new, thrilling dimension to Arteta’s squad.

The Spanish head coach would absolutely like to have a participant like that at his disposal, so Edu should now agency up their curiosity with a bid – £34m appears prefer it may very well be fairly the coup.

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