Arsenal hold talks for £61m ‘electric’ star

There is certainly still a long way to go, but this season is shaping up to be a really special one for Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta’s side are now six points clear at the top of the Premier League, thanks to wins over Aston Villa and Bournemouth and Manchester City’s draws against Sunderland and Chelsea.

But there is always room for improvement and attacking is one area where the north Londoners still lack when compared to Josep Guardiola’s behemoths.

Fortunately, if reports are to be believed, Arsenal are keen to strengthen their attacking options and have been linked with a potential new Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Arsenal target new signing Aubameyang

Now, it should be said that Arsenal have the best attacking force in the Premier League. Otherwise they wouldn’t be sitting on it.

However, despite the Gunners scoring seven goals in their last two games, they have scored four fewer goals than City as a whole.

This isn’t too big of an issue at the moment, but it’s easy to see why the club would want to add more firepower to Arteta’s squad in 2026. That seems to be their intention by pretending to be someone who can be considered another Oba.

At least that’s according to a recent report from Caught Offside, which claims Arsenal are very interested in Karim Adeyemi.

In fact, reports suggest the Gunners have already made inquiries about the player and have spoken to the Germany international’s camp to outline a clear role for him in the squad, and currently have a lead over Manchester United in the race for his signature.

However, a potentially major hurdle the north Londoner will have to contend with to make this deal happen is that Borussia Dortmund want up to €70m, or around £61m, for the attacker.

So it could be an expensive and complicated move to get over the line, but given Adeyemi’s ability and potential, this is one Arsenal should pursue, especially as he could become the second Aubameyang.

Why Adeyemi becomes another Aubameyang

The first and most obvious comparison between Adeyemi and Aubameyang is that if this deal goes through, it would be another example of Arsenal signing someone from Dortmund.

But more than that, this would be an example of the Gunners signing a highly-rated, dynamic attacker who knows where the goals are.

Granted, the German may not be as prolific as the Gabon international, and still is, but he remains a serious attacking threat.

For example, in just 41 games and 2,434 total minutes last season, the 23-year-old had 12 goals and 11 assists.

This works out to an impressive average of being involved in a goal every 1.78 games, or every 105.82 minutes.

In addition to being a key source of goals, the former RB Salzburg talent will also be a problem-solver for Arteta thanks to his versatile positioning.

Like the former Gunners captain, the Munich-born star can play up front or out wide, but unlike Over, he can also play on the left or right.

Finally, another trait the 11-cap player shares with the FA Cup winner is his fast pace.

In the words of soccer talent scout Jacek Kulig, the goalscorer is blessed with “electric pace”, which he often uses to devastating effect on the counter-attack.

At the end of the day, it won’t be a cheap move to get over the line, but Arsenal should do everything they can to sign Adeyemi. Because he could be the missing piece in their attack and the new Aubameyang.