In our view, if Arsenal complete a deal for Leeds United wonderkid Wilfried Gnonto in the summer, Mikel Arteta could perhaps have the next Raheem Sterling in his ranks.
In an interview with Sky Sports, Pep Guardiola had revealed that it was the Gunners boss who coached the Chelsea winger and Leroy Sane on how to be more impactful closer to the opposition box, which made the pair incredibly productive at Manchester City.
Considering Arsenal have been linked with the signing of Wilfried Gnonto next season, Mikel Arteta could transform him into Raheem Sterling 2.0.
Arteta could mould Arsenal target Gnonto into the next Sterling
The £3.8 million (Daily Mail) wideman has been a revelation for Leeds this season. Looking at the Italian international’s raw tools, one can see why he has the potential to become a player of the calibre of the Three Lions hero.
While Wilfried Gnonto, much like Raheem Sterling has been lauded for his excellent dribbling and frightening pace, Mikel Arteta could coach him into becoming the most complete version of himself at Arsenal.
In the same vein as the 27-year-old, the former Zurich starlet tends to do his best work out wide, and has only shown flashes of being a threat from central areas.
As seen with Raheem Sterling in the past and Gabriel Martinelli in the present, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta managed to coach the pair into expertly running in behind defences and being perfectly positioned inside the box; traits that Wilfried Gnonto needs to improve.
At just 19 years of age, the youngster, described as a ‘smart player’ by Owen Hangreaves could add these characteristics to his all-round game to become the complete modern-day winger, combining his devastating 1v1 ability with equally dangerous off-the-ball weapons.
Considering Mikel Arteta seems to the ‘winger whisperer’ in a sense, as seen with the rises of Raheem Sterling, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli under his tutelage, the same could be the case with Wilfried Gnonto in an Arsenal shirt potentially.
Onto Edu Gaspar for making the exciting transfer a reality.
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