Arsenal leads the race and signs the £78 million “Superstar”

One of Arsenal’s biggest priorities this summer is to sign a new centre promoted by Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko.

However, the gunners also have to support the options where Bukayo Saka can with additional right wing support. The upgrades of Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli are also scorers of the 10 goals from the previous term, and can also be upgraded.

Andrea Berta is reportedly seen many options on radar, including Premier League trio Anthony Gordon, Ebeki Eze and Morgan Rogers.

However, reports from the past 48 hours suggest that Noni Maduke is currently a very realistic option for Arsenal during the transfer period.

How Arsenal can broadly strengthen?

The reliable David Ornstein revealed to his followers on Saturday afternoon that Arsenal had agreed to personal terms with Madueke.

There have been no talks from club to club yet, but the gunners clearly do not do much work on the player’s side.

According to Sky Sports, Chelsea is looking forward to bids from gunners in the coming days.

The England International, who can play on the right or left, adds solid coverage along the Arsenal offense, but the truth is that they are said to be able to do better than this.

Well, one option is Rodrigo from Real Madrid. They have been cheating on making moves for Brazilians for most windows, and according to previous reports, there have been positive consultations about the move.

A report from Spain a few days ago suggests that Arsenal is ready to put a whopping £78 million on the table to praise the winger from the Spanish capital, revealing that he is actually fantasizing the move.

According to Gunners Insider, at the hands of Arsenal, who works with Saudi clubs, “Rodrigo’s preferences are not uncertain terms to move to the Premier League.”

The report reveals that if Arsenal can hit a deal with Madrid, it will be a “absolute priority” for the Brazilian star.

How Rodrigo compares to Noni Maduce

There is an understandable concern from Arsenal supporters that Madueke will become another Dad Chelsea player they signed on.

But he has immeasurable talent. The Winger scored a Premier League hat-trick in 2024/25, and despite the abundant wealth available to Enzo Maresca in the offense, England International started 27 games on top flights.

Still, he’s not Rodrigo, right? The Brazilian “Superstar” has a history of scoring many goals in Spain as he is dubbed by his former teammate Luca Modric, and the best campaign of his career came back in 2022/23 when he found the 19th net.

He may only score six times for Lariga throughout his last campaign, but he has found the net 14 times in all competitions. He also assisted Rubberstamp 11 of his threats as a creator.

Meanwhile, Maduke scored only 11 goals in all competitions and registered only five assists. Already, we can see that Rodrigo produces better output. But where will the 24-year-old Madrista thrive?

Well, 80% of the indicators analyzed, and Madrid’s feeling is at the top. Not only does he generate more goals and assists per game, he is also a much bigger threat overall in the final third of the pitch.

Madueke plays him for a progressive carry, but that aside, Arsenal’s £78 million goal has some big wins. In perhaps the most notable creative sense, he registered more progressive passes, shot-making actions and key passes.

Yes, Arsenal had problems scoring the previous term, but they didn’t have a bit of creativity as Saka was injured. After all, no one in the Premier League got close to matching his level of output in that respect.

Saka produced the most predicted assists per 90 minutes (0.52) across the division than Mo Salah, which produced 0.48.

Therefore, he has a striker on the line and must be Arsenal’s top priority, as Rodrigo appears to be similar to the complete package compared to Madueke.