{"id":45319,"date":"2026-04-02T18:57:24","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:57:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T18:57:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T22:57:24","slug":"arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal begin talks to sign modern-day Anelka"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka\/#Who_could_Berta_sign_this_summer\" >Who could Berta sign this summer?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka\/#Arteta_could_replace_Saka_and_Madueke_with_Arsenals_%E2%80%98modern-day_Ljungberg\" >Arteta could replace Saka and Madueke with Arsenal&#8217;s &#8216;modern-day Ljungberg&#8217;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka\/#Cristian_Cofane_could_be_Arsenals_next_Anelka\" >Cristian Cofane could be Arsenal&#8217;s next Anelka<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-5' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-5'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/arsenal-begin-talks-to-sign-modern-day-anelka\/#Arsenal_could_accept_a_60m_bid_to_replace_Joe_Keles\" >Arsenal could accept a \u00a360m bid to replace Joe Keles<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>If Arsenal believed they were complete, Andrea Berta would have been the first to remind them after the Wembley defeat to Manchester City that reinforcements were still available.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<p>It was a humiliating afternoon that exposed the Gunners&#8217; problems with open play. Despite two weeks of reflection during the international break and a well-timed recoverable injury, the loss remains a stinging one for Mikel Arteta.<\/p>\n<p>But for Berta, it at least showed the problems Arsenal must solve this summer if they are to possibly turn Premier League glory into an era of domination.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"who-berta-could-sign-this-summer\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_could_Berta_sign_this_summer\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Who could Berta sign this summer?<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The first item on a sporting director&#8217;s to-do list should be finding a way to get the best out of Bukayo Saka again. The winger has faded into the shadow of the player who dominated the Premier League a few years ago, and with the arrival of Max Daumann, serious doubts are starting to arise.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"arteta-could-replace-saka-madueke-with-arsenals-ljungberg-trossard\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/saka-madueke-arsenal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/saka-madueke-arsenal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arteta_could_replace_Saka_and_Madueke_with_Arsenals_%E2%80%98modern-day_Ljungberg\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tArteta could replace Saka and Madueke with Arsenal&#8217;s &#8216;modern-day Ljungberg&#8217;<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">It would be amazing to see Mikel Arteta&#8217;s injured pair feature for Arsenal this weekend.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Most worryingly, Saka is yet to be linked with big-money signing Victor Gokeres. In theory, it&#8217;s a match made in heaven.<\/p>\n<p>The Swede is the epitome of a striker with his back to his back, and while he also has the speed to spin at the back, he should do a better job of holding up to get other players into play.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, despite scoring goals, too many games passed him by. The inability to retain possession in the final third left Saka isolated wide rather than in an inside-forward role, limiting Arsenal in particular against Man City.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th colspan=\"2\" scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Bukayo Saka PL 25\/26<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2,001<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>the goal<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>assist<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>3<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>XG<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>6.99<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dribbling success P90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>2.2<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>Considering Kai Havertz hasn&#8217;t had much luck on this front either, signing another forward may be Bertha&#8217;s best way to get the best out of Arsenal&#8217;s star academy product.<\/p>\n<p>    <!-- No AdsNinja v10 Client! --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"christian-kofane-could-be-arsenal-39-s-next-anelka\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cristian_Cofane_could_be_Arsenals_next_Anelka\"><\/span>\n                        <strong>Cristian Cofane could be Arsenal&#8217;s next Anelka<\/strong><br \/>\n               <span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In that regard, the Gunners could kill two birds with one stone by signing a future star and a player who can bring out the best in Saka.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal are in talks to sign Christian Kofane from Bayer Leverkusen this summer, with six other clubs also in the running, according to his agent Eric Depolo.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners appear keen to get ahead of the race and are &#8220;expected&#8221; to make an offer sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old has made an impressive breakthrough in Germany, scoring seven goals and assisting a further eight in all competitions.<\/p>\n<p>He clearly ticks the boxes for the type of player Berta tends to target. Arsenal&#8217;s sporting director has built a fairly young group of players and adding Kofane to that group would be a stroke of genius.<\/p>\n<p>Not only could the forward partner Dauman in the coming years, but he could also emerge next to Saka as early as next season.<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-container\">\n<table border=\"1\" cellpadding=\"1\" cellspacing=\"1\" style=\"\" align=\"\" summary=\"\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>25\/26 League Statistics<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Gokeres<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" style=\"text-align:center;\">\n<p>Please stay the same<\/p>\n<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>minutes<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1,900<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>996<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Target P90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.52<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.45<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Assist P90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Dribbling success P90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.28<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.54<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>Opportunity creation P90<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>0.76<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"text-align:center\">\n<p>1.27<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table><\/div>\n<p>While Gokeres is quite one-dimensional as a complete goalscorer, the numbers suggest Kofane is an all-rounder, creating almost one more chance per game than the Arsenal star.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it wasn&#8217;t that long ago that the north Londoners took a gamble by signing another teenage striker in Nicolas Anelka.<\/p>\n<p>He scored nine goals in his first full season and finished his Arsenal career having won a double in the 1997\/98 season, having been involved in 42 goals in 90 games.<\/p>\n<p>In a few years, Kofane could be looking to follow in his footsteps and push G\u00f6keres into the starting spot, much like Anelka was competing with Ian Wright and Dennis Bergkamp.<\/p>\n<p>All signs point towards a top player. However, it remains to be seen whether Arsenal will play a key role in the player&#8217;s path to the top.<\/p>\n<div class=\"display-card  article article-card small  no-badge  active-content                      \" data-include-community-rating=\"false\" id=\"arsenal-could-see-bid-accepted-to-sign-gyokeres-replacement-kofane\" data-nosnippet=\"\">\n<picture><source media=\"(max-width: 480px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gyokeres-sweden-arsenal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gyokeres-sweden-arsenal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=98&amp;dpr=2\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"440\" height=\"364\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Gokeres-Sweden-Arsenal\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gyokeres-sweden-arsenal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.footballfancastimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gyokeres-sweden-arsenal.jpg?q=49&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=220&amp;h=182&amp;dpr=2\"\/>\n        <\/picture>\n<p>                    <span data-field=\"label\" class=\"article-card-label\"><label>related<\/label><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"w-display-card-content regular article-block\">\n<h5 class=\"display-card-title \"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_could_accept_a_60m_bid_to_replace_Joe_Keles\"><\/span>\n<p>\t\t\tArsenal could accept a \u00a360m bid to replace Joe Keles<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h5>\n<p class=\"display-card-excerpt\">Victor Gokeres may soon have a rival for Arsenal&#8217;s centre-forward spot.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If Arsenal believed they were complete, Andrea Berta would have been the first to remind them after the Wembley defeat to Manchester City that reinforcements were still available. It was a humiliating afternoon that exposed the Gunners&#8217; problems with open play. Despite two weeks of reflection during the international break and a well-timed recoverable injury, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":45320,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[9070,44,40,9019,43,488],"class_list":{"0":"post-45319","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-anelka","9":"tag-arsenal","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-modernday","12":"tag-sign","13":"tag-talks"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45319","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=45319"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45319\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/45320"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45319"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45319"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45319"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}