He’s better than Eze: Arsenal could accept £80m bid for England star

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta first began courting round 15 years in the past. Years after being a mainstay and taking up the reins from Unai Emery within the dugout, the Spaniard has lastly been promoted to the Premier League.

Arteta has turned the membership right into a superpower and, in Liverpool’s phrases after their first Premier League win, they’re ‘again on the perch’.

Nevertheless, Liverpool and Manchester Metropolis have lengthy been the standout outfits on England’s shores. As a substitute, the Gunners lastly shed the ‘virtually male’ label and ended a 22-year drought.

It has been fairly a narrative, nevertheless it’s not over but. Arteta has created one thing particular and is consistently trying to enhance, along with his sights set on a brand new attacking midfielder.

Premier League membership eager to promote to Arsenal

Arsenal have a terrific staff that gained the title, however there’s nonetheless room for enchancment in assault.

Victor Gokeres is a prolific frontman, however there’s nonetheless a variety of room for enchancment in his general sport. Equally, Eberechi Eze has contributed lots, however he isn’t a top-class participant.

Arsenal are actually ready to focus on a few of the greatest expertise within the enterprise and have set their sights on an attacking midfielder who can clear up a lot of their issues.

Arsenal be part of Chelsea, Manchester United and Paris Saint-Germain within the race to signal Morgan Rodgers, with Aston Villa contemplating a sale for £80m, in keeping with switch correspondent Ben Jacobs.

Rodgers, 23, has established himself as one of many Premier League’s sharpest attacking midfielders, and though it is a important price, he has confirmed himself on the most important stage and will very effectively turn into a mainstay underneath Arteta.

Sources near the participant perceive that suitors won’t be deterred by Emery and his staff, leaving the door ajar for Arsenal to make a sensational signing in the beginning of the summer season switch window.

Why Rodgers is an improve over Eze at Arsenal

If Arsenal can take their attacking high quality up a notch or two this summer season, there is a good likelihood they will be unstoppable subsequent season. And by signing Rodgers, that ambition may turn into a actuality.

Hailed as a “humble celebrity” by pundit Jamie Redknapp, Rodgers has been instrumental in Aston Villa’s rise lately, scoring 28 objectives and offering 28 assists in all competitions because the begin of final season.

Eze has been in nice kind for the Gunners, step by step constructing his energy after a sluggish begin, however he isn’t as naturally prolific as his compatriot and might be eager for the possibility to start out for Thomas Tuchel’s Three Lions at this summer season’s World Cup.

Rodgers is basically arduous to comprise. A powerful goalscoring menace and pure eye for artistic passing, backed by steely physicality, which allowed him to grow to be one in every of Europe’s greatest and hottest attacking midfielders.

It is a fable unfold by jealous rivals that Arsenal lack attacking high quality. They’re the second highest scorers within the English prime flight this season and are additionally second on the xG (Anticipated Objectives) chart.

However they’ve hit larger beats up to now, little question about that. It is a nice instance of Arteta’s mission and the way it has tailored and developed over time.

Now that the as soon as insurmountable problem has been lifted, Arteta can loosen a few of these chains and lead Arsenal again to the highest, main them again to the kind of soccer that Barcelona have shortlisted the Basque-born supervisor for in 2022, and are huge followers of his trendy fashion of play.

By signing Rodgers, Arsenal take a giant step in direction of that aggressive enjoying area. We have seen it earlier than and now we’re additionally wanting on the Premier League title.

It’s no exaggeration to say that all the pieces is coming collectively for Emirates.