Arsenal line up €100m signing as Arteta gives up on his attackers

Carlo Garganese

• Updated: 12 Nov 2024 14:14 GMT
• 3 min read

Arsenal are preparing a €100 million move for West Ham star Mohammed Kudus as Mikel Arteta gives up on his misfiring attackers.

That is according to Fichajes, who report that Arteta is set to give the green light for Arsenal to go all out for Kudus in January.

Kudus, 24, has impressed since joining West Ham last summer and he has been heavily linked with a number of top Premier League sides, including Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United.

The 24-year-old has 16 goals in 55 appearances for West Ham, while his current contract at the London Stadium isn’t due to expire until 2028.

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Arteta feels that Kudus is the perfect profile to add firepower to a misfiring Arsenal attack.

Only Bukayo Saka has consistently performed out of Arsenal’s attackers this season, with Arteta increasingly giving up on many of his other forwards.

Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling have zero Premier League goals, Leandro Trossard has just two, while Gabriel Martinelli has not developed as hoped.

Kai Havertz started the season well in his unnatural number nine position but has seen his form dip in recent weeks.

Arsenal’s attacking deficiencies has seen them fall out of the title race as they sit nine points behind league leaders Liverpool already.

Arteta believes that Kudus can get Arsenal firing again and allow them to reenter the Premier League title race again.

Arsenal know that it may take a bid as high as €100m to sign Kudus, who West Ham are not prepare to let go cheaply.