Premier League tržište prijelaznog roka
It doesn’t really surprise me that Arsenal are not being mentioned as serious contenders for Hugo Ekitike, even if Mark Brus made a great case for the signing here. He’s clearly a top talent and has had a superb season in Germany with Frankfurt, scoring 22 goals in total. From what I’ve seen of him, he also looks tailor-made to be a success in the Premier League. But when I look at the sort of striker that Mikel Arteta wants to operate with in his system, I’m just not sure Ekitike fits the bill. You can see why Arsenal are so keen on Benjamin Sesko. He just looks like he will fit into Arteta’s system perfectly, but I’m not sure you can say the same with Ekitike. That’s not a criticism and to be honest I think there is a strong argument that Arsenal should be looking for something a little bit different to what they already have. Arsenal have looked a bit predictable under Arteta, they certainly did last season anyway, and maybe they need another type of option to give the opposition something else to think about. But I’m just not sure that’s what they are really looking for. In terms of the early business being done by Arsenal’s Premier League rivals this summer, I can understand why there is a sense of frustration growing amongst the fanbase. Liverpool are showing real intent in the early days of the window. There’s no sense of them taking their eye off the ball due to their title celebrations. If anything, it looks like they are determined to send out a statement to everyone else that they are out to build on their success. That is a worry, given how clear they finished above the rest of the league last season and given the quality of players they are now looking to bring in. But I do think at this early stage of the window you have to try and ignore what is happening elsewhere and just wait to see what your own club does. There is still such a long way to go. Arsenal want to significantly strengthen this summer. That message has been made abundantly clear and I think they will.
Ne iznenađuje me što se Arsenal ne spominje kao ozbiljan kandidat za Huga Ekitike, čak i ako je Mark Brus napravio odličan argument za potpisivanje ovdje. Jasno je da je on vrhunski talenat i da je imao sjajnu sezonu u Njemačkoj s Frankfurtom, postigavši ukupno 22 gola. Iz onoga što sam vidio od njega, izgleda kao da je stvoren za uspjeh u Premier ligi. Ali kad pogledam vrstu napadača s kojim Mikel Arteta želi raditi u svom sustavu, nisam siguran da Ekitike odgovara računu. Možete vidjeti zašto Arsenal toliko želi Benjamina Seska. Izgleda kao da će se savršeno uklopiti u Artetin sustav, ali nisam siguran možete li to reći i za Ekitikea. To nije kritika i iskreno mislim da postoji snažan argument da Arsenal treba tražiti nešto malo drugačije od onoga što već imaju. Arsenal je djelovao pomalo predvidljivo pod Artetom, svakako su to učinili prošle sezone bilo kako bilo, i možda im treba druga vrsta opcije kako bi suparničkim timovima dali nešto drugo na što misliti. Ali nisam siguran da je to ono što zaista traže. Što se tiče ranog poslovanja koje vrše Premierligaši Arsenala ovog ljeta, mogu razumjeti zašto se osjeća rastuće frustracije među navijačima. Liverpool pokazuje stvarnu namjeru u ranim danima prijelaznog roka. Nema naznaka da sklanjaju pogled s lopte zbog svojih proslava titule. Naprotiv, čini se da su odlučni poslati poruku svima ostalima da žele graditi na svom uspjehu. To je zabrinjavajuće, s obzirom na to koliko su jasno završili ispred ostalih u ligi prošle sezone i s obzirom na kvalitetu igrača koje sada žele dovesti. Ali mislim da u ovom ranoj fazi prelaznog roka morate pokušati zanemariti što se događa drugdje i samo pričekati da vidite što radi vaš vlastiti klub. Još ima puno posla. Arsenal želi značajno ojačati ovo ljeto. Ta poruka je jasno poslana i mislim da hoće.
