There is no chance of Yunus Musah returning to Arsenal this summer but Premier League neighbours Fulham may be a realistic destination for the Valencia midfielder, former USA international Eric Wynalda tells The Action Network.
Is there any truth to the reports suggesting that the £34 million-rated New York-born youngster could be re-treading his footsteps all the way back to the Emirates Stadium this summer?
Not according to Wynalda. To him, there is a distinct ‘paper talk’ stench about this latest bout of speculation.
“It’s just what agents do all the time. They are trying to position their client in the best spot possible. They’re trying to pretend like everybody’s interested,” argues the former forward, who scored 34 goals in over 100 caps for the United States.
“’Oh I just got off the phone with Chelsea!’ Yeah right! It’s not true. Let’s just back off, take a breath and realise that Musah had a wonderful World Cup for all intents and purposes, but he’s not having a good year (for his club).
“It’s just a matter of extracting him out of a team who look like they’re going down.”
Could former Arsenal youngster Yunus Musah really return to the Emirates?
Musah’s form, like many at the Mestalla, has suffered of late with Valencia plummeting down the La Liga table. Los Che are currently 19th, albeit just five points adrift of 12th.
And, as Wynalda points out, this is not the first time a USA international has been linked with a move to one of Europe’s biggest clubs recently before ending up at a side a few rungs down the ladder.
Like Weston McKennie, who joined Leeds United from Juventus, Musah may benefit from a team not quite at the ‘elite’ level but one willing to offer him room to grow and a regular starting spot.
“Let’s not get too caught up in it. We heard the same stuff about McKennie didn’t we? ‘McKennie is going to Arsenal’. Now he’s not! He’s not going to Arsenal. Grow up everybody. Don’t believe everything you read,” Wynalda adds.
“(Musah) not going back to either of those places. But start talking other London clubs because that’s the real target. Why not (Fulham)? Look at (fellow Americans Antonee) Robinson and (Tim) Ream right now.
“It’s terrific. What Tim is doing is remarkable.”
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