According to Voetbal International (via Football-orange), Arsenal are the frontrunners to sign Cody Gakpo from PSV Eindhoven. The move could break Eindhoven’s record for their biggest sale. Hirving Lozano leaving to join Napoli for £33.6 million is their current biggest sale. Gakpo is attracting attention from almost every European team because of his impressive performances this season.

Arsenal is looking forward to signing forwards in the summer to help their attacking department. They have been linked to quite a few forwards and wingers and one of them is Cody Gakpo as understood. However, they will surely face strong competition as Cody Gakpo has been one of the best players in the Eredivisie this season.

Arsenal currently have Gabriel Martinelli and Emile Smith Rowe as the left-wingers. What the Gunners need right now is a proper left-winger who is more experienced in that area. Moreover, he could also help them enhance their attack and also improve their squad depth. The squad depth will be very crucial for Arsenal as they will be competing in all competitions next season.

Figuring Why Arsenal Wants To Seal A Deal For Cody Gakpo?

Cody Gakpo is very versatile and can play a variety of positions on the offensive line. By hugging the touchline, he can stretch the opposing defence. He can also play in the half-spaces to allow full-backs to overlap. Defenders find it difficult to predict which position he will take the ball because of his positional mobility.

The 22-year-old Dutchman measures 6’2 inches tall, which allows him to cover more ground while sprinting. With his physical ability, he can hold off defenders to bring other players into the game. Furthermore, the child scans the field well, which aids him in making decisions and bursting into spaces. He may also fool his opponent by using dummy movements, allowing the ball to go across his body and shoot a long shot.

🧙‍♂️ Only Dusan Tadic (15) has registered more assists than Cody Gakpo (13) in the Eredivisie this season pic.twitter.com/5IOpR0vruE

— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 29, 2022

The Dutch forward is also a master at forming rapid 1-2 combinations with his teammates. He also likes laying off the ball before accelerating to receive it. He moves quickly, but he also knows when to decelerate to gain extra time on the ball. Gakpo’s assist figures this season demonstrate his versatility as a player. His wide range of passing helps the club in scoring more goals.

Why Is Arsenal Pushing To Sign The Dutch Forward?

Cody Gakpo creates a lot of chances in one game and also does not shy away from taking shots. Moreover, he also attracts fouls from defenders which increases the chances of getting more set pieces and penalties. He can also fit in Arsenal’s system as he likes to play short passes and create good chances with through-passes.

However, he could improve his defensive contribution as that is an important attribute a player must have to be in a successful team. Salah and Mane’s work rate for Liverpool throughout the years has been immense and Gakpo has to improve that to be as successful as them. That won’t be much of an issue as Mikel Arteta will make sure that Gakpo is fulfilling his duties on the pitch.

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Any club would be instantly interested after hearing that Gakpo is one of the best players in the Eredivisie this season at just the age of 22. Cody Gakpo just has to do what he is doing in the Dutch league to succeed at Arsenal. He is still very young and Mikel Arteta can do the player a favour by helping him become one of the most dangerous players in the Premier League.

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