Arsenal may reportedly be interested in the transfer of Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin this summer, despite only just bringing in David Raya a year ago.
Lunin is not guaranteed playing time at the Bernabeu despite his fine form last season, and he’s now being linked with a move away from Real Madrid, with a report from COPE mentioning Arsenal being one of the teams to have made him an offer.
This is despite journalist Fabrizio Romano also reporting today, with a post on his official account on X, that the Gunners are finalising the documents to make Raya’s loan move from Brentford into a permanent transfer…
????? Arsenal are completing formal documents for David Raya permanent move from Brentford. https://t.co/jA3pQosfEs
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) June 12, 2024
If Raya is staying, it seems highly surprising that Arsenal could also be contemplating signing Lunin, unless Mikel Arteta really intends on shaking things up in goal for a second summer in a row.
Raya’s arrival last summer was a bit of a surprise as Aaron Ramsdale had been performing well as the club’s number one, though there’s no doubt now that the Spanish shot-stopper looks like an upgrade.
Lunin seems unlikely to be content to leave Real Madrid’s bench just to then also warm the bench at Arsenal, so we’ll have to see how much truth there really is to this story, which will likely become clearer in the coming days.
There will surely be other clubs out there impressed by Lunin’s performances when he filled in for the injured Thibaut Courtois last season, but AFC will surely not be looking to sign another player who, like Ramsdale, wants to be playing regular first-team football.
Arsenal have issues in attack and possibly in midfield, so one imagines those will be the areas we see them prioritise this summer, though a new backup ‘keeper on the cheap might make sense if Ramsdale ends up leaving, which is surely likely.
Never going to happen unless he sells Ramsdale first, because surprise surprise, Ramsdale may wish to stay at Arsenal.
Arsenals priority is a striker and a defensive midfielder depending on departures.
So to clarify the Sesko fake news and the real targets Arsenal are looking at that fit the Arteta and Edu 180 page profile.
Arsenal was never interested in Sesko as he does not fit the Arsenal profile.
It was media gossip spread originally by Sesko’s agent in Germany to the German media, that was then picked up by the English media. All were fooled in the aim to get him a better contract with his club by his agent.
Arsenal do not go after strikers that have performed for one good season. They must have a track record of at least two good seasons and be of a technical nature going back to the likes of Jesus, Henry and Bergkamp and even Havertz.
The strikers that fit that mold at this present time is WIRTZ, Santiago Gimenez, Olise (if converted), Kvaratskhelia ( if converted), Lautaro Martinez.
All consistent goal scorers and technical team players as well, which suits the Arteta player profile. The “if converted” means they have played successfully in the striker position before but maybe be deployed as a winger at this present time with their current clubs. Then so was Henry deployed as a winger before finding his true position as a striker when he was converted by Wenger.