Contact made: Arsenal lining up move for £50m midfielder who’d partner Declan Rice next season

Sesko Benjamin and Zubimendi Martin. Thought to be Arsenal’s main targets at this early stage, the players for RB Leipzig in Germany and Real Sociedad in La Liga are actually six days away from the market’s booths officially opening. Nevertheless, there is a reason why they are top targets, and they remain such.

To strengthen the stability and power of Mikel Arteta’s engine room, Declan Rice needs a midfield partner. However, the most urgent need is likely to sign a center-forward, as the Gunners’ inability to produce a consistent goal scorer this season was a major factor in their defeat in the Premier League title game for the second straight year.

However, Arsenal hasn’t emerged from the ashes to reclaim its standing as one of Europe’s best teams by approaching transactions with a narrow-minded, one-dimensional perspective. Several elite substitutes that could have a significant influence at the Emirates Stadium the following season have been identified by Arteta, Edu, and colleagues.

Premier League mikel-arteta-arsenal In fact, the rumors that a Premier League player would be moving to north London may pick up steam now that German reporter Christian Falk has hinted that Arsenal is moving away from Zubimendi. Premier League star on Arsenal’s roster In anticipation of a potential summer transfer, Arsenal has reportedly spoken with the representatives of Everton player Amadou Onana, according to GiveMeSport.

Onana Amadou for Everton The Belgian international was one of Sean Dyche’s best performers this year, and Arsenal’s interest has been verified by Fabrizio Romano, who disclosed that the Londoners had spoken with Everton.

The 22-year-old Onana may be available this summer for around £50 million, which is a significant amount but might work out to be a good deal when considering this potential transfer in a few years.

Numbers from Amadou Onana’s season Onana only signed with Everton two years ago, coming from Lille for a reported £33 million after the Toffees defeated West Ham United to secure his services. Since then, he has shown to be one of the most promising young players in English football.Amadou Onana, Premier League of Everton The massive Belgian, who stands 6 feet 4 inches tall, is a lean, strong player with excellent aerial and defensive skills.

As proof of this, Onana is in the top 6% for aerial duels per 90 and the top 8% for tackles among central midfielders in Europe’s top five leagues over the previous season, according to FBref. If Onana could become a member of the Gunners, his relentless efforts to keep the midfield together would undoubtedly pay off.

Analyst Raj Chohan called him a “monster duel winner” a few months ago, and he does seem to provide the kind of style Arteta has been looking for. Despite injuries restricting him to just 23 Premier League starts this season, Onana has made 72 appearances for the Merseysiders across his two terms.

Despite this, he still made an impression with his strong tackling and dominating attitude. It is unclear if the 12-cap international is prepared for a major role at a top team like Arsenal, but the evidence suggests that he is a technically sound, athletic, and imposing player who has the ideal skill set to bounce off Rice and give Arteta the last piece of the puzzle in the middle of the park as he pursues the Premier League title. How Rice might coexist with Amadou Onana at business Onana’s ability in the Everton midfield was praised by commentator and Arsenal supporter Ben Mattinson back in December. He emphasised that the Gunners should prioritize signing Onana and said, “Imagine this monster next to Rice.” Yes, imagine. With Martin Odegaard’s unchallenged position in the advanced midfield, Onana is developing into quite the player.

This would be the signing to make, undoubtedly, to establish a perfect sense of equipoise and synergy, with such glittering waters spilling out wide to the wings, where Bukayo Saka’s mysterious artistry and Leandro Trossard’s darting runs would benefit from such a dynamic and all-inclusive engine room. Premier League Statistics 23/24: Amadou Onana & Declan Rice Statistics Declan Rice Amadou Onana games played 38 30 Games began 37 23 Objectives 7. 2. Helps 8 0 Pass the final exam. 91% 85 percent Each game’s touches 71.8 45.4 Important passes for each match 1.2 0.6 Every game, dribbles 51 percent, or 0.6 0.4 (60%) of the total Ball recoveries in each match 4.7 5.3 each game’s tackle total 2.2 2.4 Wins in each game of duels 4.1 (52 percent) 6.0 percent (66%) every stat from Sofascore The profiles of the two players aren’t all that different: they both have above-average defensive production, lively and aggressive recovery skills, and equal rates of ball movement—though Onana is curiously sharper in this final area. Just four of Rice’s last 13 Premier League games have been played from an anchoring position.

Initially, Rice played more of a backward-territorial role during the campaign, but he has since played with more freedom in a pivoting role. This is mostly because Jorginho and Thomas Partey are playing in more games. It is obvious that Rice would benefit from a long-term collaboration with a player who is more concerned with the technical aspects of the midfield game and gives him the freedom to play with unrestricted ambition. Onana could fill that role; in fact, he possesses many of the fundamental attributes that have helped his English counterpart gain such recognition in recent years, and he excels at least defensively.Declan Rice, a midfielder for Arsenal As Arteta assumed senior management at the infamous Arsenal football club, which is regarded as one of the biggest, best, and most prestigious, he demonstrated unwavering leadership qualities and gradually rebuilt the team. His recent success is merely the result of his tactical savvy and hard work. He knew last season that in order to lead the team in the direction he desired, he had to acquire Rice from West Ham for a club record £105 million. Now, Onana has to be welcomed to carry on the growth of a team that, whisper it quietly, is destined for greatness.