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Faster than Auba: Edu could soon unite one of Europe’s scariest pairings at Arsenal – Our View

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Arsenal look set to be active in the summer transfer window, and two players they have been linked with are certainly exciting prospects.

Indeed, if reports are to be believed, the Gunners could have a new-look right side next term as they chase the signatures of Achraf Hakimi and Tariq Lamptey.

Signing just one of these players would be incredibly exciting, but if both arrive, Arsenal could have one of the scariest right-hand sides in Europe.

Indeed, just imagine how frightened any full-back would be with both Lamptey and Hakimi attacking them on the same side.

The pair are two of the fastest players in Europe. Lamptey notched the highest top speed in the Premier League earlier this season.

Meanwhile, Hakimi broke the record for the highest top-speed in the Bundesliga since records began last year.

This means they’re both actually faster than Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang who is included in both the Premier League and Bundesliga records.

Both men love to run with the ball, and they have the engines to get up and down the pitch.

Tariq Lamptey
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Hakimi can play at right-back as well as on the wing, and Lamptey has the pace to attack any defence, so if the pair were on the same pitch, on the same wing at the same time, they would be one of the most dynamic pairings in Europe.

It’d be a frightening prospect for any left-back, keeping Hakimi under tabs is a tough enough job, but if Lamptey is making runs from deep, what chance have you got of covering both players and their immense speed?

Of course, it would be very expensive for Arsenal to pull off both of these signings, but you have to admit the idea of Hakimi and Lamptey lining up on the right side for Arsenal is mouth-watering to say the least.

Achraf Hakimi has been linked to Arsenal.
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