Arsenal target Dusan Vlahovic has now been likened to Manchester City superstar Erling Haaland.
The Gunners are almost certain to sign a new striker in the summer after failing to bring one in last month. We need a prolific goalscorer to go toe-to-toe with Manchester City in all competitions, and Vlahovic has been on our radar for years now.
Arsenal target Dusan Vlahovic is just like Manchester City’s Erling Haaland
Mikel Arteta has transformed Arsenal into one of the best sides in Europe.
Yes, we haven’t won anything significant just yet, but you’d be silly to think we’re not capable of beating any side in the world on our day.
Arsenal have a magnificent backline and a world-class midfield. Our wide players are among the best in the world too, but we just lack a prolific goalscorer.
Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah and Leandro Trossard are all fantastic players, but none of them can guarantee 20 goals a season.
That’s why Arsenal need to sign a top-quality striker, and Dusan Vlahovic has constantly been linked with a move to the Emirates over the last few years.
The £50 million-rated Serbian is a fantastic forward. He has everything in his game and former Italy international Giovanni Galli believes he can be as good as Erling Haaland.
He told Tuttosport: “Maybe it may seem like a provocation to you, but for me, it’s not that much of a provocation: if I were Guardiola and they told me ‘you would make the exchange between Vlahovic and Haaland’ I would do it easily.
“Dusan has nothing to envy the Norwegian. At Juve he must take advantage of the few opportunities that come his way; because the Bianconeri are not a team that doesn’t grind out play like City who have 10 chances per game.
“Yet Vlahovic already has 12 goals despite everything. I’d like to see him in a more attacking team. If he were at Manchester City, he would also score 50 goals a season like Haaland. I’m sure.”
Vlahovic would be a great signing for Arsenal
Mikel Arteta wanted Dusan Vlahovic to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang at Arsenal back in January 2022.
The Arsenal boss rarely ever gets his signings wrong, and the fact that he was so keen on Vlahovic shows just how highly he rates the Juventus striker.
The Serbia international is a phenomenal forward. He can play with his back to goal as well as run in behind. He’s strong, fast, good in the air and is a great finisher too.
Vlahovic has scored 12 times already this season, averaging a goal every 122 minutes in all competitions. That is a better record than another striker Arsenal have been linked with, Victor Osimhen.
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