Arsenal are at the moment going through a midfield disaster forward of their largest week thus far of the fledgling 2024/25 marketing campaign.
Martin Odegaard appears to be like set to overlook round three weeks with an ankle damage that he picked up throughout Norway’s win over Austria on Monday evening, whereas new signing Mikel Merino stays out after struggling a shoulder damage in his first Gunners coaching session.
Declan Rice will miss this weekend’s north London derby by way of suspension, which means that Mikel Arteta shall be compelled into a serious midfield reshuffle.
Martin Odegaard is an damage doubt for the following few weeks (Picture credit score: Mateusz Slodkowski/Getty Pictures)
The present points that Arsenal are struggling in the midst of the park is a reminder of how shortly occasions can conspire in opposition to you on the high degree and of the significance of squad depth for a crew difficult on a number of fronts.
And whereas Arteta isn’t at the moment ready to make use of the switch market to assist him following the closure of the window, it will seem that the crew are plotting additional midfield additions subsequent summer season.
In accordance with Spanish outlet Fichajes, the Gunners are considered one of 4 groups who wish to signal Bayern Munich’s attacking midfielder Jamal Musiala on the finish of the present season.
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The report claims that Arteta’s males have ‘proven curiosity’ within the participant, highlighting his potential to function each centrally and on the flanks. Nonetheless, they may face extraordinarily stiff competitors in the event that they do need to land the 21-year-old former Chelsea youth prospect.
That’s as a result of Manchester Metropolis, Actual Madrid and Barcelona are all bringing within the Germany worldwide, who lit up this summer season’s European Championship. Madrid need to add one other midfielder to interchange veteran Luka Modric, Metropolis are mentioned to see Muisala as a long-term Kevin De Bruyne substitute, whereas Barcelona consider he would match their challenge.
Jamal Musiala in motion for Germany (Picture credit score: Getty Pictures)
Musiala has a contract that runs till 2026, which means that Bayern will doubtless see subsequent summer season as their last change to get an enormous payment for the participant who’s valued by Transfermarkt at €130million, ought to a brand new deal not be agreed.
In FourFourTwo’s opinion, a possible chase for Musiala subsequent summer season may very well be an interesting one to look at. If the midfielder continues his present trajectory he has the potential to be considered one of his era’s greatest gamers and a transfer to a different considered one of Europe’s heavyweight golf equipment can be a becoming subsequent step.
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