arsenal Going into the January transfer window, I knew recruiting players was a necessity, not a luxury.

Bukayo Saka’s long-term hamstring injury meant they needed to strengthen up front, and the situation became apparent when Gabriel Jesus was stretchered off against Manchester United in the FA Cup with an ACL injury More serious.

Alas, there is only one week left in the transfer window. Mikel ArtetaAlthough a number of names have been linked with a move, no agreement has been reached yet.

Who Arsenal can sign this January

Name a striker who could be linked with Arsenal this month. It’s a very simple game, isn’t it?

Okay, we’ll name some for you. Of course, the one that stands out is Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak, but The asking price of £150 million fell on his head Any action now or in the summer is unlikely.

Wolves’ Matheus Cunha also gets attention He doesn’t feel like a priority target, but with the Brazilian hesitant to sign a new contract at Molineux, he seems more attainable than others.

Then there’s Benjamin Cesc, a RB Leipzig striker with amazing potential. He has “picked up” Arsenal Ahead of signing a new contract with the Bundesliga club in the summer, the Gunners are likely to be in a good position to seal a move should he end up leaving Germany.

However, Arsenal are also looking to strengthen their midfield and could do so in the summer Real Sociedad player Martin Zubimendi.

He is not the only midfielder linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium. David Ornstein revealed on Friday Gunners ‘working hard’ on transfer transfers Dedicated to Rosenborg’s 18-year-old prodigy Sverre Nypan.

Already one step further Correspondent Graeme Bailey reports Arsenal are “confident” they can beat Manchester United and Manchester City to sign the talented teenage midfielder.

So, we hear you ask, what exactly is Nypan?

What Sverre Nypan can offer Arsenal

The creative midfielder in Norway’s first team immediately evokes memories of Martin Odegaard’s early career.

In fact, Nipan has been training with Rosenborg’s first team since he was 14 years old. Although he did not replace the Arsenal captain as the youngest player in the history of the Norwegian top league, the progress of the two players is surprisingly similar.

To be honest, so is their play style. As a lively teenager, blessed with the ability to create goals and score goals, Nipan finished with eight points and six assists. Elite season in 2024, so he’s already making an impact at first-team level.

While the inevitable comparisons between Odegaard and the Rosenborg starlet will continue for much of his career, we wanted to take a look at the similarities between them Mesut Ozil.

Like Nipan, the German rose to prominence at a young age, moving to Real Madrid at the age of 21 after impressing at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Ozil is one of the best No. 10s since the turn of the century, possessing incredible skills and was praised at that World Cup 15 years ago for his “perfect understanding of when and where to pass the ball” By Kevin McCullagh, The Guardian. He is neither the first nor the last to accuse the German of being so magical on the ball.

exist Words by Jonathan Stevenson, BBC During the aforementioned World Cup, it was noted that “he has neither Messi’s lightning speed nor his lethal finishing in the final third”,

Instead, this is a patient player. He’s not explosive, but he knows when to pass the ball, and he knows exactly the right moment to charge forward and take the ball. He knows how to find teammates.

It’s a bit like Nypan, and with the help of data analyst Ben Mattinson, we can start to see the similarities. Nypan is a ‘smart ball-handler’ Martinson says. “He’s not explosive, but he’s smart and he’ll turn around and delay touches, allowing defenders to react and ‘fix’ them and then get past them with ease.”

Still said yes “Pass-first controller for games” and own ‘A devastating final goal’this is what Ozil was proud of at his peak. The German scored, but his initial mantra was always to pick assists and provide scoring opportunities for others.

Martinson continued: “Using body feints and clever shoulder drops allows Nypan to get around players.” This is certainly another quality Ozil uses regularly to beat his markers.

Of course, Arsenal’s first thought will definitely be to add goals to their squad, but when an elite potential talent like Nipan comes along and you can sign him, it’s an offer that’s hard to refuse.

It’s exciting to think of the teenager playing alongside youngsters such as Ethan Nwaneri and Myles Lewis-Skelly in the future.

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