Date: 31st August 2022 at 5:00am
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According to Transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are still interested in the signing of Wolves star Pedro Neto before the end of the window.

THE LOWDOWN: NETO CHASE

Since it became public that Pedro Neto could move away from the Molineux, Arsenal have been monitoring the situation, with the hope of landing his services.

The electric winger is not the only player that has been linked with the Gunners in recent weeks. The likes of Raphinha, Moussa Diaby, and Cody Gakpo have been mentioned a few times this summer.

It is believed that the Portuguese is a top priority for Mikel Arteta and Arsenal because of his talent and profile, he clearly fits the team’s current transfer strategy. It also makes sense that he is only  22 years of age.

THE LATEST: NETO UPDATE

Italian journalist and transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has confirmed that Arsenal are still very much interested in signing Wolves winger Pedro Neto.

“I think they will look at many alternatives. Pedro Neto is one of those players they love,” Fabrizio said in an exclusive interview with wettfreunde.

“Edu holds the player in high esteem and the same goes for Mikel Arteta. They see Pedro Neto as the perfect player for themselves but Wolves want more than £50m so it’s a complicated deal for them.”.

Fabrizio went ahead to list the targets and efforts Arsenal made during the window to sign some of them.

“Their top priority was Raphinha. They really wanted Raphinha but it was impossible to get the deal done as he only wanted Barcelona.”

“After this Pedro Neto story, we will see if Arsenal will try again or not.

“But they were also interested in Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen. He’s a player that Arsenal holds in high esteem, but it’s a similar situation – Bayer Leverkusen have no intention of letting him go. They want to offer him a new contract, so it’s a difficult matter.

“I would keep some surprising names in mind until the end because firstly Arsenal will, as always, work on the names they ‘really’ want and not on players they just want to sign as ‘one more’ and nothing else .”

“They want to sign the perfect player. The strategy in January with Gabriel Jesus was perfect because they wanted Vlahovic and that was impossible. They decided not to spend money on other strikers. They had two to three forwards on the list and decided to wait and get Gabriel Jesus.

Besides Neto, Arsenal also have other names to consider, as per the transfer expert.

“One of the names I wanted to mention is (Mykhaylo) Mudryk from Shakhtar. He is one of the most interesting wingers on the market that many clubs from England, Bundesliga and also from Italy are interested in as he was one of the players being pursued by Juventus a few months ago.”

“And now an opportunity could arise, so let’s see what Arsenal are doing with a lot of these players.”

THE VERDICT: A WINGER IS A MUST-BUY

Arsenal can’t afford to go into the rest of the campaign without an extra winger in the team. Bukayo Saka has been struggling for a while now and there has been no credible replacement for him in the team yet.

Whether it’s Pedro Neto or Marco Asensio, each of these players will definitely add quality and/or experience to the squad. The Gunners should act fast and get one of these targets in on or before deadline day.

 

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