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‘Lacazette replacement, would be massive’: Arsenal fans discuss link to five-goal striker

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Arsenal fans have taken to Twitter to react after Dutch outlet Soccer News revealed that the Gunners wouldn’t be against re-signing Donyell Malen.

Impressively, the Eredivisie marksman scored 18 goals for Arsenal’s youth teams before leaving for the Netherlands.

The north Londoners sold the striker to PSV Eindhoven in 2017, where he has since risen to become one of the best young forwards in the game.

The 21-year-old has netted five goals in seven games already this season, having scored 17 in all competitions last term along with nine assists.

Bringing the Dutchman back would be a shrewd move.

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Malen has already amassed four caps for the Netherlands, and is showing a real goalscoring maturity despite his young age.

It would be especially romantic to see the Wieringen-born centre-forward reunited with Hale End’s finest, such as Bukayo Saka, Joe Willock and Eddie Nketiah.

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The potential transfer deal could also help fire up the likes of Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah who, while capable of snatching goals, often fail to live up to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s talismanic nature.

Let’s see what the Arsenal fans on Twitter have been saying about this report from Soccer News…