How Arsenal would use Rice, Havertz and Timber as switch push ramps up
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rsenal need to wrap up some main switch enterprise early this summer time.
The Gunners could spend a club-record £200million on new signings within the present window as they bid to repeat their Premier League title push subsequent time period and compete with Manchester City.
Arsenal are hoping to contend for glory on a number of fronts in 2023/24, with a primary return to the Champions League since 2016/17 looming after their eventual second-place end.
The membership hope that their switch enterprise this summer time will take them to the subsequent degree as they method a brand new part in Mikel Arteta’s thrilling Emirates evolution.
Here, Standard Sport’s Arsenal correspondent Simon Collings takes a fast have a look at how the membership’s three greatest targets can increase ambition for silverware subsequent season.
Arsenal’s midfield lacked physicality at occasions final season and Rice provides that in abundance. He can function on the base of midfield in entrance of the defence, however the Gunners imagine his athleticism means he might additionally play as one in all their two No8s. In emergencies, the 24-year-old is also deployed at centre-back.
The versatile defender will provide cowl at centre and right-back. Arsenal imagine he might be greatest as a right-back, tucking into the midfield. Oleksandr Zinchenko does an analogous function for Arsenal on the left and the thought can be that Timber might come into the facet on the alternative flank to copy that when the Ukrainian is out.
Top targets: Arsenal need to signal all of Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz
/ Getty Images/PAThe German will carry versatility to Arsenal’s squad, which is one thing they lacked within the title run-in. Havertz might be used anyplace throughout the front-three and he spent a lot of his time at Chelsea as a No9. There can also be a perception at Arsenal, although, that the 24-year-old might thrive if used as a No8 in midfield.