This season has been a difficult one for me arsenal and their fans.

Mikel Arteta The team has endured questionable decisions, a brutal fixture list and a seemingly never-ending list of injuries to first-team players, but they still sit second in the table Premier League.

Furthermore, while Liverpool are certainly considered overwhelming favorites right now For the league, the Gunners still have a chance to catch them in the next 16 games, although the chance is very slim.

To do this, however, the board will need to sign some attacking reinforcements this month, so fortunately, recent reports have linked the club with a young forward who has earned comparisons with the standout player . Harry Kane Just a few years ago.

Arsenal target forward prospects

According to a recent report Journalist and transfer expert Ben JacobsArsenal are “evaluating forward options for January”.

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One of the players the Gunners are “interested” in is Brighton & Hove Albion youngster Evan Ferguson, but only if the south coast club approve his exit.

If he is to play, the north Londoners will have to sign him on a permanent deal or send Neto back to Bournemouth, as Premier League clubs can only loan two players at a time from other teams in the league and Raheem Manchester United Lin’s loan from Chelsea does not include a release clause.

All in all, signing Ferguson – Who is rated as high as £100 million – Might not quite live up to fans’ hopes for this window, but the youngster has proven he’s capable of scoring goals in the top flight and earned comparisons to Kane a few years ago.

How does Ferguson compare to Kane?

Well, before we get into some of the other reasons why Arsenal might want to sign Ferguson this month, let’s take a look at these comparisons to Kane and where they come from.

Well, one of the most striking claims about the Irishman’s resemblance to the England captain comes from former Liverpool striker John Aldridge, who played March 2023 describes the situation The 18-year-old forward is known as the “Irish version of Harry Kane”.

Later that year, former Spurs star Gary Lineker suggested the club Seagulls ace should be signed “As a replacement for Kane”, that’s high praise from a poacher as revered as an England legend.

Having said that, the main purpose of comparisons to Bayern Munich’s marksman is also another reason why the Gunners might consider him this month: his performance a few years ago.

For example, in the 22/23 event, Forward earning £30,000-a-week revealed the back of the net ten times and provided three assists He made just 25 appearances, totaling 1,345 minutes, which is a goal every 1.92 games or every 103.46 minutes.

Even more impressive, however, is that he equaled Wayne Rooney’s record of 11 league goals in a calendar year, although he averaged one goal every 143 minutes, significantly better than The Englishman’s average goals per 175 minutes.

Now, the Seagulls star has struggled to reach that level of output ever since, but he’s suffered Two serious injuries last seasonAnd he is only 20 years old, so he still has plenty of time to develop into a scoring superstar. Former professional player Danny Murphy claims It was two years ago.

Ultimately, it may not be what transfer fans were hoping for, but Arsenal are in desperate need of reinforcements in attack and if Ferguson can show some of the form he was in before his injury, Arteta will be in for a brilliant performance. If they choose to sign him permanently, he could become the Gunners’ own Kane.

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