Arsenal have been showing impressive signs under Mikel Arteta of late, giving fans encouragement of a better season next term.
Wins over Liverpool and Manchester City in recent days have shown how Arteta can take Arsenal forward, but the Gunners will need to be clever in the transfer market.
The global pandemic has hit Arsenal’s budget, and they may need to look at potential swap deals in order to boost Arteta’s squad.
One rumoured swap emerged over the weekend, as Foot Mercato suggested that Barcelona have proposed an exchange.
Barca want Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi, and have allegedly offered playmaker Philippe Coutinho in a swap deal.
Guendouzi is currently out of the Arsenal squad having seemingly invoked Arteta’s ire with his attitude and behaviour, meaning a summer exit seems likely.
Meanwhile, ex-Liverpool ace Philippe Coutinho has lost his way at Barcelona, and agent Kia Joorabchian has strong links to the Arsenal hierarchy.
Arsenal fans have been reacting on Twitter, with some believing that signing Coutinho would be a bad idea and a ‘terrible deal’, because Guendouzi would make them look silly in the future.
Others think that Arsenal should take the deal and run, feeling that Coutinho is proven quality and help Arteta’s side more than Guendouzi is right now.
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