After a disappointing month that broke them up almost entirely Premier League title charge, Arsenal look back at their best.
The north Londoners dismantled Nottingham Forest away before beating Sporting CP and West Ham United to reignite their campaign and give fans reason to hope.
However, with Liverpool now firmly in the driver’s seat, Mikel Arteta and Co also need to think ahead to ensure they don’t face the same attacking problems that plagued them before the international break next season.
Fortunately, that seems to be the case as recent reports have linked the club with a striker who has been compared to Thierry Henry and someone who would help Bucayo Saka reach another level.
Arsenal transfer news
According to a recent report from SpainArsenal are still incredibly interested in Newcastle’s star striker, Alexander Isaac.
In fact, the Gunners are so desperate to bring him to the Emirates next year that the report claims they are ready to make a club-record bid of €135m to make it happen, which translates to around £112m. or £7m more than they paid for Declan Rice last summer.
It would be a monumental amount of money to spend on a single player, but given his impressive ability, it could be worth it in the long run.
Furthermore, the 25-year-old has been compared to the legendary Henry in the past and would certainly make an incredible partnership with Saka.
Isak’s comparisons to Henry and possible collaboration with Saka
So before we look at how he could help Saka reach another level, let’s examine this comparison with arguably Arsenal’s greatest player of all time, Henry.
In this case, the comparison was made in April 2023 by sports presenter Daniel Hussey, who described the Swede as possessed “Henry vibes” after his hydraulic assist for Jacob Murphy against Everton, and when you see it, it’s hard to disagree.
The former Real Sociedad ace runs down the left side of the pitch before dancing into the penalty area, beating four defenders and gently slotting the ball into an almost empty net for his team-mate to poke home.
It’s this ability to completely humiliate defenders, particularly from the left, that has so many fans and pundits drawing the comparison between the two players, especially as, like the Frenchman, the Toon star is more than capable of starting. and on the wing as in the middle.
However, beyond the positional similarities and the way the 25-year-old so often curls the ball into the back of the net like the former Invincible, his attacking output is why so many teams are chasing him and why he would be a dream partner for the Gunners number seven.
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Isak’s Newcastle record |
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Appearances |
80 |
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It starts |
67 |
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Minutes |
5683′ |
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Goals |
40 |
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assist |
7 |
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Goal contributions per match |
0.58 |
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Minutes per Target Participation |
120.91 |
For example, since joining the Magpies, the Solna-born monster has scored 40 goals and 7 assists in 80 appearances, which equates to a goal involvement on average every 1.70 matches.
After all, the “world-class” poacher, as dubbed by Eddie Howeshe was absolutely sensational last season, scoring 25 goals and two assists in 40 appearances, which is an even more impressive average of being involved in a goal every 1.48 games.
In comparison, the North Londoners’ new main striker Kai Havertz scored 23 goals and provided eight assists in 70 appearances for the club, which equates to a goal involvement every 2.25 games.
So if Saka managed to put together a wildly impressive tally seven goals and 11 assists In 18 appearances this season, think how much more effective he would have been alongside the Magpies ace.
After all, Arsenal are already an incredibly dangerous team in attack, but if they add Isak to the mix in 2025, then it would take them to another level and we don’t know how many goals Saka could rack up alongside him.
