As reported by The Daily Star Sunday, Arsenal have joined the race to sign Leicester City talent Riyad Mahrez this summer.
What’s the story?
Mahrez was the subject of intense transfer speculation towards the end of the January window after the Foxes were reported to have knocked back a £60m bid for the winger.
That’s resulted in the player failing to turn up for training in the wake of deadline day, throwing into doubt his future at the former Premier League champions.
The Daily Star Sunday report that Arsenal are a number of clubs chasing his signature this summer, claiming that Arsene Wenger has been keeping close track of his progress, even going so far as to asking about how he trains and his character.
Will he improve Arsenal?
There’s no doubting that Riyad Mahrez has been an impressive force in the English Premier League over the last few seasons. During Leicester’s title-winning campaign, he was almost unplayable in the top flight, contributing an unbelievable 17 goals and 10 assists. This season alone he has provide nine goals and nine assists for his club.
However, it’s not as if Arsenal are lacking creative talent of their own and after securing Mesut Ozil to a new contract and bringing Henrikh Mkhitaryan to the club, they have two creative kings that can provide the assists and goals that the Gunners need to compete at the top end of the table.
With direct striking talent like Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette at the club too, there’s fierce competition in the team’s front four.
Shelling out what it would take to Mahrez doesn’t seem like smart business from Arsene Wenger’s perspective and perhaps this is one reported race they should bow out of.
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