There is a strong argument that Arsenal are currently the best team in Europe. Indeed, Wednesday night’s victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League underlined Mikel Arteta’s multi-title challenger credentials.
The Gunners have mastered their game. Some may ridicule Arteta and his team for finishing second in the Premier League for three consecutive seasons, but this has only hardened their resolve and will to win, while at the same time deepening the tactical layers that Arteta has spent so much time developing.
This is the result of everything being integrated across multiple campaigns. Diligence and perseverance. Arsenal can now afford to add elite quality to their already formidable squad and technical director Andrea Berta has found his man.
Arsenal transfer plans
After a fantastic summer transfer window, top-flight Arsenal are expected to be less busy in the January transfer window. But given the right opportunity, Londoners will respond.
Juventus playmaker Kenan Yildiz remains a perennial target, a position the Emirates side are likely to target in the coming period in attacking midfield.
However, recent reports from Caught Offside suggest that Berta are preparing to sign Newcastle United full-back Tino Livramento, with Manchester City and Manchester United also heavily interested in the 23-year-old.
Libramento has been one of the Magpies’ standout players this season and the club knows it, having listed him for £80m in response to growing interest in his name.
What Tino Libramento offers Arsenal
Libramento has made 90 appearances for Newcastle since joining Tyneside, joining the club from Southampton in 2023 in a deal worth £40m.
Gunners fans may remember his incredible performance in the first leg of the semi-final at the Emirates as he helped them win the Carabao Cup title last season.
A modern and dynamic full-back, Libramento’s positional versatility has seen him play well on the unnatural left flank for United, and his outstanding technical quality has led Newcastle-focused content creator Kendall Rowan to hail him as a potential “superstar”.
Given that Manchester City also have a vested interest, Livramento could be said to emulate Declan Rice by completing a big-money move from title-winning Premier League rivals like Newcastle. Beyond his superstar role, Rice completed a £105m move from West Ham United to north London in 2023.
Tino Libramento – Career statistics by position | ||
|---|---|---|
position | app | goals + minutes |
right full back | 91 | 1+6 |
right wing back | 37 | 3+11 |
left full back | twenty four | 0+2 |
left wing back | 6 | 1+1 |
right wing | 1 | 0+0 |
Dates via Transfermarkt | ||
After years of being hailed as one of Arteta’s most trusted lieutenants and an elite talent with plenty of room to grow, Rice is now one of the world’s best central midfielders as Arteta’s troops campaign indomitably and irrevocably.
Livramento would thus emulate him and complete a move to north London, rejecting Pep Guardiola on his way to the Emirates.
Furthermore, the likes of Theo Walcott have hailed Newcastle’s star full-back’s potential to become something more, with his athleticism and ability to play in a variety of positions suggesting he is someone similar to Gareth Bale.
Bale was a superstar and this is proof that Livramento falls into the group of world-class players.
Newcastle are bound to make a hard move for one of their biggest and most lucrative talents, but with Arsenal shaping their stadium into a highly desirable destination, Livramento will have a chance to emulate Rice in climbing the Premier League ladder and becoming a superstar under Arteta.
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