Arsenal’s favorite signs £62m Premier League star

This year, this is Arsenal’s test season.

Mikel Arteta’s side may still be in the Champions League, but their hopes of winning the Premier League are almost over.

But that’s not all doom and melancholy, as they can’t handle as much major damage as possible next season, and now it looks like former Madrid sporting director Andrea Berta will join the club to help get some big money in the summer.

In fact, recent reports identified one of England’s most exciting attackers as the main target of the Italians, who might be the gunman’s own Antoine Griezmann.

Berta wants to bring big money to Arsenal

In the nearest window, Arsenal is associated with numerous strikers. It was Benjamin Sesko last summer but he decided to stay at RB Leipzig and write a new contract.

Then, in January, rumors were rumored about Newcastle striker Alexander Isak, but his £150 million asking price was a major deterrent. So, who will they turn to?

Well, according to a recent Spanish report, Bertha has identified his main goal for the summer transfer window: Matheus Cunha.

The report revealed that although the Brazilian star remains the name of many Premier League clubs on radar, Arsenal is his favorite of signatures because the Italian had a previous relationship with him and was forged when he signed Atlético.

The story doesn’t mention potential transfer fees, but according to Sky Sports, the release clause in Wolf Hampton Wanderers Ace’s new contract is about £62 million.

Crossing this line would be an expensive transfer, but given Cunha’s immense ability, it’s worth pursuing, especially since he might be Arsenal’s Griezmann.

Why Cunha will become Arsenal’s own Griezmann

So before we understand why Cunha is a great signing in itself, let’s check out why he can also be considered Arsenal’s own Griezmann.

The comparison stems primarily from FBREF, which compared players in similar positions in the top five European leagues, the Champions League and Europa League then created a list of the most comparable players for each player, in which case it concluded that the French are the striker who is the most similar to the Brazilian.

The best way to view this comparison is to see the basic metrics of each other’s rankings, including but not limited to expected goals, assists, each shot, key passes, crossing penalty zones, passing ranges, goal creation actions, and more.

But it’s not just the statistical similarities, but also the fact that Berta signed, which would make the Frenchman’s version of the Gunners called “incredible” ace by journalist Alex Richards.

Another key feature he shares with arena stars is his positional versatility.

For example, since moving to Wolves, the 25-year-old has played 39 games as center center, 21 offensive midfield, 12 as second-place forward, 3 on the left wing and 1 on the right wing.

Furthermore, as he showed in his match against Manchester United, Fulham and Liverpool this season, he has the ability to achieve everything on his own.

Ultimately, from any comparison to the European football elite, the San Francisco Amulet is able to add a healthy count of 15 goals and 4 assists with just 29 appearances.

This means the former Hersha Berlin star scored an average of goals per 1.52 games to relegate threats.

Ultimately, that might cost them a penny, but Arsenal should do whatever it can to bring Cunha to Emirates this summer.

They will not only win Greizmann-style stars, but also Premier League experienced match changers.