BREAKING: Arsenal set to sign £60m Bundesliga Star as Alternative to Alexander Isak Amid Forward Crisis.
Mikel arterta sees the french striker as the perfect long-term replacement for Gabriel jesus and best Alexander isak alternative. Discussions are already underway,This could be a key move in Arterta’s rebuilding project.
This will be a killer deal we can’t depend on merino anymore we need a Brilliant striker.
This could be the best signing under Mikel Arteta.
Hugo Ekitike, 22 year old, has scored 19 goals and provided eight assists from 38 games this season and nearly moved to Newcastle in January 2022 before a deal collapsed. Since then, he has struggled at PSG but has now found a new lease of life in Frankfurt and his transfer is valued at around £60m. Isak, 25, is the Gunners’ preferred target, but Newcastle won’t let him leave for anything less than £150m.
Ekitike predominantly prefers to pick up the ball wide on the left before targeting the opposing right-back for a one-vs.-one duel, or to exploit the room between them and the centre-back. Yet his mobility and roaming nature also sees him pick up the ball on the opposite flank and in central areas too. He handles himself well in all attacking phases and is penetrative as a second striker out wide, but with the link-up game of a No. 9 striker centrally.
One of the strongest features of his game is his high-intensity, pacy, determined running. His ability to fend off tacklers is impressive and generally results in the drawing of fouls, while his capacity to create goal-scoring opportunities single-handedly is priceless and makes him efficient against low blocks too.
He has smart reading of attacking patterns and is a high-volume finisher (4+ shots per 90 minutes), with his goals coming from a varied range of techniques.
One minor criticism might be his tendency to be impatient in his execution, opting for a mid-distance shot from an unfavourable position instead of moving on the ball. Case in point: Eketike is still waiting for his first g
