Arsenal have began their Premier League marketing campaign in one of the simplest ways potential this season, with two wins and two clear sheets besides.
Mikel Arteta’s aspect nonetheless aren’t at their free-flowing finest, however they seemed comfy at house towards Wolverhampton Wanderers and managed to return away from Villa Park with all three factors, not like final yr.
Furthermore, with two assists and a objective to his identify already, Bukayo Saka has picked up the place he left off, as has Kai Havertz, who scored and assisted within the match towards the Previous Gold.
Nonetheless, the German worldwide was quieter towards Aston Villa, and it was maybe his lack of impression in that sport that has motivated Edu Gaspar and Co to step issues up within the switch market, as the newest studies have linked the Gunners with a super rival for the previous Chelsea ace, though it is a transfer that has the potential to ship two fanbases into pandemonium.
Arsenal switch information
In line with a current report out of Spain, Arsenal are actually excited about signing Liverpool ahead Darwin Núñez.
The report claims that the Gunners have ‘set their sights’ on the Uruguayan as they proceed to search for attacking reinforcements earlier than the switch window slams shut on Friday evening.
Apparently, the report has revealed that the North Londoners wish to exploit the uncertainty across the 25-year-old’s future underneath new supervisor Arne Slot, though the Reds would demand a payment within the area of £73m to promote him, which may throw a spanner within the works.
In all, it could be a expensive and doubtlessly unpopular switch to recover from the road, however given Arsenal’s want for one more striker and the glimpses of brilliance Núñez has proven up to now, it might be one value pursuing, particularly as he may push Havertz to get even higher.
How Núñez compares to Havertz
Okay, so the very first thing to acknowledge is that in the meanwhile, Havertz is Arteta’s most well-liked choice at quantity 9, which means that if Núñez was to make the surprising transfer to North London earlier than the window closes on Friday evening, the German worldwide could be his main competitors to begin on the sharp finish of the pitch.
So, with that stated, how do the pair stack up towards each other?
Properly, from an output perspective, it is a bit of bit difficult. For instance, the Liverpool star scored 18 objectives and offered 13 assists in simply 54 appearances final season, equating to a objective involvement each 1.74 video games.
In distinction, the Gunners quantity 29 scored 14 objectives and offered seven assists in 51 appearances final season, which means he maintained a nonetheless spectacular however barely worse common of a objective involvement each 2.42 video games.
So these numbers, the Reds’ “agent of chaos”, as dubbed by soccer author Leane Prescott, is the higher centre-forward, proper? Not essentially.
The numbers look barely totally different when you examine the video games by which the pair performed as an out-and-out quantity 9 final season.
For instance, the previous Benfica performed 49 video games as a striker for the six-time European Champions in 23/24, by which he scored 16 objectives and offered 11 assists, equating to a objective involvement each 1.81 video games.
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Núñez vs Havertz in 23/24 |
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Participant |
Núñez |
Núñez at CF |
Havertz |
Havertz at CF |
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Appearances |
54 |
49 |
51 |
18 |
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Targets |
18 |
16 |
14 |
8 |
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Video games |
13 |
11 |
7 |
7 |
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Objective Involvements per Match |
0.57 |
0.55 |
0.41 |
0.83 |
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All Stats through Transfermarkt |
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Nonetheless, within the 18 matches the previous Chelsea star performed as Arsenal’s central striker final season, he scored eight objectives and offered seven assists, which means he produced a significantly spectacular common of a objective involvement as soon as each 1.20 video games.
Now, this does not imply that the Aachen-born poacher is a much better striker than the Liverpool ace, but it surely does recommend that the potential battle between them for a spot within the beginning lineup could be nearer than some may need imagined.
In the end, regardless that Havertz was in a position to produce extra spectacular numbers as a quantity 9 than Núñez, the Uruguayan worldwide continues to be an extremely proficient participant, and whereas it might be a transfer that divides the fanbase at first, he’d undoubtedly convey extra high quality to Arsenal’s attacking choices. Due to this fact, if an affordable payment could be agreed upon, Edu and Co ought to look to get this deal over the road.
