{"id":45107,"date":"2026-03-29T05:08:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:08:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/journalist-claims-arsenal-are-interested-in-experienced-playmaker-decision-expected-soon\/"},"modified":"2026-03-29T05:08:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T09:08:21","slug":"journalist-claims-arsenal-are-interested-in-experienced-playmaker-decision-expected-soon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/03\/29\/journalist-claims-arsenal-are-interested-in-experienced-playmaker-decision-expected-soon\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalist claims Arsenal are &#8216;interested&#8217; in experienced playmaker, decision expected soon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p>Julian Brandt and Mikel Arteta (Photo: Alex Grimm, Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal are reportedly among the clubs interested in a potential move for Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Julian Brandt.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above <span role=\"presentation\"><u>apple<\/u><\/span>  &#038; <span role=\"presentation\"><u>Google play<\/u><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 29-year-old has had an impressive career in the Bundesliga with both Bayer Leverkusen and now Dortmund and is looking forward to seeing what he can do in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>According to journalist Ekrem Konur, Arsenal are among Brandt&#8217;s suitors this summer, along with West Ham, Aston Villa, Roma and Fenerbahce.<\/p>\n<p>See below for details. A decision will be made at the end of the season, which is not that far away now&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Brandt has 10 goals and four assists in his last 38 games for Dortmund, so he&#8217;s a very reasonable option for the club to consider as a free agent, although there are probably better options.<\/p>\n<h2>Julian Brandt&#8217;s move to Arsenal could work, but should not be a priority<\/h2>\n<p>See below for the Brant to Arsenal transfer fit score. We&#8217;ve looked at his recent form, age and cost to consider whether he&#8217;s really a good fit for the Gunners&#8230;<\/p>\n<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>julian brandt<\/strong><\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\"><strong>Total score: 13\/25<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">Transfer fee<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">****<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">performance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">performance<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">***<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">career phase<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">*<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">The need for squads<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 50%;\">**<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Overall, I gave Brandt a rating of 13\/25. This is quite a medium strength.<\/p>\n<p>It certainly makes some sense for the AFC to consider the German playmaker as an option to add depth, but even if he were cheap, he wouldn&#8217;t be a long-term option and there are certainly better players out there.<\/p>\n<p>It is also debatable whether Arsenal need more attacking options when they already have the likes of Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli, Ebelesi Eze and Noni Madueke competing in that position.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal also have an up-and-coming prodigy in Max Domann, but it would be a shame to see a young player&#8217;s progress thwarted by a player who is surely entering his best years after him.<\/p>\n<p>Brunt could be an interesting market opportunity, but if Arsenal are to make a change in attack, it definitely needs to be someone who can meaningfully upgrade what they already have.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Julian Brandt and Mikel Arteta (Photo: Alex Grimm, Justin Setterfield\/Getty Images) Arsenal are reportedly among the clubs interested in a potential move for Borussia Dortmund attacking midfielder Julian Brandt. Download the official CaughtOffSide app to get all the latest news and updates straight to your phone. above apple &#038; Google play The 29-year-old has had [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45108,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[40],"class_list":{"0":"post-45107","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-football"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45107","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45107"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45107\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45108"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45107"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45107"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45107"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}