Arsenal News Transfer: Andrea Belotti is now a free agent after leaving Torino last month. According to Italian journalist Daniele Fisichella, he could join Arsenal as a “backup striker.”
After a long time of waiting, Arsenal finally announced on Monday that they had bought Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City for £45 million. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
Ahead of the new Premier League season, it’s clear that the Brazil international will be Arsenal’s main number nine, with Eddie Nketiah as another option for Mikel Arteta.
But could Arteta look for more strikers on the market as the north London club tries to get into the Champions League? They came close last season. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
What’s the matter?
Well, Serie A expert Fisichella told talkSPORT that Arsenal should try to sign the Euro 2020 winner. He has scored 106 goals in Italy’s top league over the course of his career.
Fisichella said, “Belotti is the kind of player about whom Italians have always wondered how good he might be on the international stage. He has always played for Torino. In the last seven years, he has only played in Europe for Torino for one season.
So he has done very well in Serie A. For Torino, he has scored more than 100 goals. In 2017, he was the second-best forward. But neither is his record with the Italian national team.
This is the chance for him. He is a very good header. He is very strong and can keep the ball well. We saw him at the Euros when he came off the bench to replace Immobile and did a good job every time.
I don’t think he can be a 20-goal scorer in the Premier League, but he could be a good backup striker for Arsenal or another team. Arsenal needs such a player on the bench.”
Arsenal News Transfer: What will happen to Bellotti?
Belotti is at the top of his game right now, and at 28 years old, this will be his last big move.
Could he play for a team in the Premier League? Well, if he does not want to be a backup at the Emirates, he needs to look elsewhere, where he will play more often. [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
Even though his style of play is very different from what Arteta has, he doesn’t fit into what Arsenal has been building up over the years.
Belotti has decided not to sign a new contract, so this will be a big decision for him.
Gabriel Jesus, a Brazilian striker who used to play for Manchester City, has signed a long-term deal with Arsenal, the Premier League club in north London said on Monday.
No information was given about how much the deal was worth, but British media said that the 25-year-old Brazil international was signed for 45 million pounds ($54.54 million). [ Arsenal News Transfer ]
Jesus has worked with Mikel Arteta, the manager of Arsenal, before. From 2016 to 2019, Arteta was Pep Guardiola’s assistant at City. “I’m really happy,” Arteta said in a statement, adding that the club did a great job of getting a player of this level.
