Arsenal must know about the possible drawbacks of buying Ivan Toney from Brentford in January, Martin Keown has said. He recently had his say while speaking to the press, and fans have been reacting.
According to him, he sees Gabriel Jesus playing as a striker and defender in most of the games he plays in, so that means that the Gunners should still prioritize signing defenders.
Martin added that Toney is a prolific goalscorer, although a lot of his goals have been penalties.
His words, “Once Man City secured the midfield with De Bruyne, Gundogan and Rodri they then went OK let’s bring that striker in. It’s whether or not Arsenal are ready for that. When Jesus is playing striker we often see him back at left-back and all over the pitch. Maybe he has to do that because the team wasn’t strong enough defensively.
It’s about where the team is but I get it. Ivan Toney is a prolific goalscorer although a lot of them would’ve been penalties. Now they’re looking at Brentford can they deal without him? They realise a huge offer is coming in for him and Arsenal would probably be at the top of the list.”
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Arsenal Football Club is an English professional football club based in Holloway, North London. Arsenal compete in the Premier League, the top flight of English football.
The club has won 13 league titles (including one unbeaten title), a record 14 FA Cups, two League Cups, 17 FA Community Shields, the Football League Centenary Trophy, one European Cup Winners’ Cup and one Inter-Cities Fairs Cup. In terms of trophies won, it is the third-most successful club in English football.
After conducting an overhaul in the club’s operating model to coincide with Wenger’s departure, Spaniard Unai Emery was named as the club’s new head coach on 23 May 2018. He became the club’s first ever ‘head coach’ and second manager from outside the United Kingdom.
In Emery’s first season, Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League and as runner-up in the Europa League. On 29 November 2019, Emery was dismissed as manager and former player and assistant first team coach Freddie Ljungberg was appointed as interim head coach. On 20 December 2019, Arsenal appointed former club captain Mikel Arteta as the new head coach. Arsenal finished the league season in eighth, their lowest finish since 1994–95, but beat Chelsea 2–1 to earn a record-extending 14th FA Cup win. After the season, Arteta’s title was changed from head coach to manager.
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