Arsenal are able to pounce on a teenage star who has been dubbed Lamine Yamal 2.0, in accordance with reviews popping out of Spain, with Mikel Arteta personally eager on the signing.

Arsenal hoping so as to add attacking reinforcements

Heading into the summer season switch window, a brand new attacker was excessive on Arsenal’s wishlist as they regarded to bolster their frontline in the hunt for lifting the Premier League for the primary time in 20 years.

However after hyperlinks with Benjamin Sesko, Nico Williams and extra, they in the end agreed a deal to signal Chelsea winger Raheem Sterling on mortgage late on deadline day, kicking the switch can down the highway for an additional 12 months whereas bringing in a wealth of expertise within the England worldwide, who Mikel Arteta labored intently with at Manchester Metropolis.

However even a yr on, signing a ahead will not be that simple, with Sesko persevering with so as to add to his lengthy listing of suitors with spectacular performances for RB Leipzig, whereas Nico Williams stays a chief goal for Barcelona regardless of his determination to remain at Athletic Membership over the summer season.

One ahead that no-one however PSG even tried to signal over the summer season was Lamine Yamal, with the Barcelona expertise already among the many World’s greatest forwards at simply 17 years previous and a mainstay within the beginning XI at his boyhood membership.

As a substitute, groups will probably be compelled to try to uncover the subsequent smartest thing, and in accordance with one report that’s exactly what Arsenal have regarded to do.

Arsenal goal Yamal 2.0

That comes as one Spanish outlet has claimed that Arsenal are pushing exhausting to signal Barcelona wonderkid Arnau Pradas, who has been dubbed a “Lamine Yamal clone”. Pradas is definitely older than Yamal, having turned 18-years-old in March, however has been overtaken by his former teammate who shot to senior stardom. In contrast, Pradas continues to be impressing at youth degree, with the winger having scored twice in two UEFA Youth League video games this season already.

The 18-year-old is most snug on the best flank, the place like Yamal he cuts inside onto his stronger left foot, although he has spent his season to date on the left-hand facet of assault.

However he’s out of contract with Barcelona this summer season, and that has caught the attention of the Gunners. As per Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal have an curiosity in “securing his companies”, with Mikel Arteta having given his OK for the deal to signal Yamal’s former teammate, who could really feel his pathway is blocked by his fellow prospect.

His arrival would definitely be consistent with Arsenal’s long run plan to vacuum up youth expertise from the world over, with the membership having already agreed to signal U15 star Joshua Sesay and reportedly closing in on a transfer to signal Paraguayan defender Diego Leon.

If he’s even half of the participant Yamal has blossomed into, it might absolutely be a no brainer for Arsenal to try to persuade him to comply with the well-trodden path from La Masia to north London.