Arsenal proved last summer what a difference a top-quality midfielder makes to their team.
After months and months of speculation, Mikel Arteta got his wish and the club paid a club-record transfer for Declan Rice.
The former West Ham United captain proceeded to be Arsenal’s best player in his debut campaign despite the club missing out on the Premier League title on the last day.
But Arsenal need to go again because it’s not easy moving the trophy-winning machine of Manchester City and the London club probably need two high-quality players for each position.
Many midfielders have been tipped to secure a transfer to Arsenal this summer, with HITC revealing that they have joined the race of Bayern Munich star, Joshua Kimmich.
But he isn’t the only one tipped to join the Gunners because there is also interest in Everton star, Amadou Onana.
The 22-year-old was lauded for his performance at Euro 2024 as Belgium picked up their first win in the competition when they beat Romania.
Conor Coady labelled Onana, who he played alongside at Goodison Park for a brief period, as a ‘really, really good footballer’, as he told Match of the Day.
The former centre-back added that Onana is ‘fantastic’ at breaking up play and then allowing the forward-thinking players to do their work.
In Belgium’s case, he let Kevin de Bruyne and Youri Tielemans sing and dance in the final third and maintain their team’s chances of progressing to the knockout stages.
Amadou Onana at Euro 2024 with Belgium
“I played with Amadou at Everton and he is a really, really good footballer,” said Coady. “We all knew how much he loved playing for Belgium.
“He’s fantastic at that. Breaking up play. Big, long legs and he can cover the pitch. But he is massive and he can run. He is a fantastic player. Whenever those two went forward, de Bruyne and Tielemans, he was the one sitting.”
Arsenal linked with Amadou Onana
There is interest in Onana from Arsenal and you could see Arteta working wonders with a man of his quality.
With the ball, in possession and causing issues in the final third, you feel there is work to do, but you could see him improving at Arsenal.
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The only thing is the price tag that would be on his head and can Arsenal splash the cash in big ways again?
There is a Premier League tax on Onana’s head, so it wouldn’t be a surprise if they look elsewhere for midfield reinforcements for that reason.
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