Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal might need to replace Premier League talisman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – so how about Club Brugge’s Emmanuel Dennis?
Arsenal are among nine Premier League clubs who are competing for the £23 million signature of Club Brugge forward Emmanuel Dennis this summer, according to Walfoot.
A young Nigerian might not be the most prolific forward in the game today but his penchant for impressing on the biggest of stages has scouts from all over Europe batting their eyelashes in his direction.
Dennis shot to fame with a stunning, if rather fortuitous, brace away at Real Madrid in the Champions League. With that in mind, it was perhaps no surprise when the 22-year-old then found the net with a sublime volley against Manchester United in February.
According to reports in Belgium, Arsenal are just one of many teams who want to hand Dennis his big break, though Mikel Arteta’s Gunners will face competition from almost half of the Premier League.
After all, the twice-capped international also has admirers at (deep breath) Everton, Crystal Palace, Newcastle, Brighton, Leicester City, Watford, Everton and Sheffield United.
Interestingly, Dennis is not the first talented, young, Belgium-based forward who has been linked with Arsenal recently. Jonathan David, the 20-year-old Canadian who has shone at Gent, is also on their radar with the North London giants seemingly thinking outside the box as they face up to the challenge of replacing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Goal).
With funds tight at the Emirates these days, an Arsenal side who are once again set to miss out on Champions League football will probably have to look at talented up-and-comers like Dennis or David instead of established, world-class number nines.
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