Arsenal is interested in RB Leipzig -striker Benjamin Sesko and uses a different approach to the transfer window, while Mikel Arteta resolves the problems in the attack
Arsenal has followed a specific approach to their transfer actions since Mikel Arteta took over as Gunners -Baas. The club focused on RB Leipzig -striker Benjamin Sesko would represent a deviation from the usual tactics of Arsenal, because they want to sign a player from the Bundesliga for the first time since 2018.
The Gunners have bought players from all over Europe and even the Brazilian market in recent years, but the Premier League has remained the desired store destination. From Aaron Ramsdale to Ben White, Arsenal has often turned to players with experience in England. That is because Premier League is proven players a well -known quantity and have a better chance of succeeding if they are already performing well in the top flight.
Predicting the success of players who change national and competition style is a more difficult task. There is a general consensus that it will do well from La Liga. In the meantime, Arsenal mainly has targeted defenders from the Serie A. Ligue 1 full of young talent and South America is a similar wealth of promising players. However, Arsenal has chosen to sign the signing of players from Germany.
The Arsenal team is a mix of Academy Players and a strong Premier League -core – White and Declan Rice have increased their game, while Kai Havertz has adapted well. Even Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus played their role for 12 to 18 months after arrival from Manchester City.
New additions to the competition have come in the form of Thomas Pardeny and Martin Odegaard from both sides of Madrid, as well as the center -like partnership Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba sign from French clubs. Riccardo Calafiori and Takehiro Tomiyasu went into the Serie A before they made their move to North Londs.
However, Arsenal has not signed the first team player from the Bundesliga since 2018. A movement for Sesko could change that. Arsenal missed the deal before the Euros before the euros and his stock has continued to rise, just like his price. The last players who join the club from Germany were seven summer ago Benrd Leno and Sokratis, but the move for Sesko is more related to Arsenal's £ 60 million movement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang earlier that year.
Aubameyang turned out to be successful, but had already settled on the elite phase, in contrast to Sesko. He had scored 13, 16, 25 and then 31 Bundesliga objectives in his four full seasons in Borussia Dortmund before he leaves with a record of 13 in 16. Aubameyang also had a Champions League record to create and was considerably older than Sesko, in his mid-20.
Sesko, on the other hand, is still relatively young compared to Aubameyang. There is an eagerness to tap into his rough potential before it flourishes completely, but this approach entails its own risks.
Now 22, Sesko put together another impressive scores season in Germany and showed exactly why he attracted interest from elsewhere. However, there are concerns about how Sesko could adapt to England.
When the striker can be crucial for the title hoop of Arsenal, there are several factors to consider. Given the success of players moving from Germany to England, it is understandable why there is caution.
Havertz's move to Chelsea from Bayer Leverkusen in 2020 is a good example. Initially, opposition players and his own manager pushed him around the field in search of the perfect position.
Havertz eventually settled in the role of a striker. Arsenal had the hope of putting him back in an attacking No. 8 from midfield, but he is forced to cover instead, a job that he now performs well. He met, lost part of his flair and is now sometimes a functional goalkeeper. He is strong in the air, but misses the finesse he initially brought with him.
Sesko should probably not make such a drastic change, because he is already a striker, but there will be a period of adjustment. Both Timo Werner and Christopher Nunku signed for Chelsea of RB Leipzig and struggled for various reasons to achieve the goal. Dominik Szoboszlai has been more lucky in Liverpool, but plays in a deeper role.
Arsenal seems determined to do something that they have not done for seven years in their attempt to buy Sesko at the Bundesliga. Before signing Aubameyang, the last transfers from Arsenal from Germany were Lukas Podolski in 2012 and per Mertesacker the year before. Arsenal has a peculiar relationship with Bundesliga players, but they hope that Sesko can repeat the spark.