The start of this season felt very tough for Arsenal. Visits to Aston Villa, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City were all within the first and a half months.
Unfortunately, next year will look just as tough. The opening game for Manchester United will soon follow a match between Liverpool and City.
So, the best way to help Andrea Berta and Co help Mikel Arteta and his side prepare for the tough introduction of the 25/26 Premier League season is to sign serious talent players to raise their team.
Luckily, recent reports have linked the gunners to an incredibly exciting left wing, despite being bad news for Gabriel Martinelli.
Arsenal winger search
Most fans are screaming for Arsenal to sign strikers for some windows, but adding at least one wide player to the team this summer is definitely just as important.
That’s the opinion the club shares, in recent weeks and months, countless reports seem to have linked them to incredible talent like Nico Williams and Bradley Barcola.
However, the former appears to be visible now on his way to Barcelona, while the latter appears to be the target of German giant Bayern Munich. People in North London need to see elsewhere.
According to a report from Juvefc, Arsenal is currently interested in Juventus’ Young Dynamo.
The report alleges that Gunner and London rivals have been “re-engaged in the debate” to assess the likelihood that Chelsea will sign a talented winger this summer.
Interestingly, the report claims that because the old lady doesn’t want to sell Turkish talent, they put a price tag of between 100 million and £85 million on his head, but still offers it in the region of between 70 million and £60 million.
Overcoming the line is a complicated and expensive transfer, but given Juldos’ ability and potential, it’s one of the Arsenals to pursue, especially as he’s an upgrade for Martinelli.
How Yıldız compares to Martinelli
Currently, one of Yuldouz’s biggest strengths is that he can play in several positions. It’s midfield, top, second striker, to be able to play on the right side, but his most played position in nature is left wing, where he plays for Arsenal.
Therefore, his main competitor for game time in North London will be Martinelli.
Well, when it comes to pure output, like 49 appearances in total, 3332 times, the Juventus star coming to the top, with a “magnificent” gem dubbed by talent scout Jacek Kulig, scoring 10 goals and providing seven assists.
In contrast, the Gunners’ No. 11 scored 10 goals and provided six assists in 51 appearances, totaling 3564 minutes, with an average goal involvement every 3.18 games or 222.75 minutes.
Unfortunately, internationally in Brazil, looking at the underlying numbers under the hood makes the comparison one-sided.
Star vs Martinelli | ||
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Statistics per 90 | Stars | Martinelli |
Non-penalty G+AS | 0.43 | 0.38 |
Progressive Pass | 4.33 | 1.87 |
Progressive Carry | 4.24 | 4.69 |
shot | 2.41 | 2.12 |
Target shot | 0.75 | 0.94 |
Accuracy passing | 79.7% | 71.4% |
Key Pass | 1.81 | 1.56 |
Move to the last third | 2.55 | 0.47 |
Move to the penalty area | 1.72 | 1.40 |
Live Pass | 38.4 | 25.4 |
Shot creation action | 4.33 | 2.90 |
Goal Creation Action | 0.36 | 0.25 |
Tackle | 1.99 | 0.92 |
block | 0.98 | 0.73 |
Intercept | 0.38 | 0.16 |
clearance | 0.45 | 0.70 |
A successful take-on | 2.40 | 1.48 |
Ball recovery | 4.87 | 3.10 |
All statistics via FBREF for the 24/25 season |
For example, he excels in some metrics such as targets and progressive carry shots, but the young Turkish star is far superior in almost all other related stats, including assists, progressive passes, shots, accuracy in goal creation, key passes, tackles, and many, many, many, many.
Ultimately, Martinelli can remain a very useful team player next season, but it’s clear that Yulduse is a much better winger in virtually all metrics and is his junior four year.
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