It was another summer busy for Arsenal, which focused on adding quality depth to improve their team before the new season. In recent years, the Gunners have finished second in the Premier League, twice in Manchester City and once, more recently, in Liverpool.
Another busy summer was made at the Emirates stadium, in order to break the second place finishes cycle in which they are. Eight major signatures were made, although the Mikel Arteta team did not start the season well, but not perfectly. They sit in second place on 10 points, five behind Liverpool.
However, the new signatures hit the ground, with Noni Madueke and Ebechi Eze two of the most impressive.
The beginning of the life of Madueke and Eze in Arsenal
The English international Madueke joined the Gunners of Chelsea in July. It cost the Arteta team 48.5 million pounds sterling and took a big life at the Emirates Stadium. Although he has not yet recorded an involvement of objectives, the winger creates an average of 2.3 opportunities per match in the Premier League.
The good shape exposed at the start of his international arsenal career in England left many impressed people. One of them is BBC Sport’s tactical correspondent, Uir Irfan, who said that the winger had been “sensational” for the Gunners so far.
It was not only Malueke who has already shone in an arsenal shirt. Eze was also impressive. The English international ended a dream move in northern London after playing before for the club academy in his youth.
In seven appearances and 470 minutes for the Gunners so far, the former star of Crystal Palace has a goal and two assists. This includes a sensational pass for Gabriel Martinelli to establish a crucial equalizer against Man City last weekend.
Madueke and Eze have performed well for the Gunners this season and are already key parts of the Arteta team. There is another key player who has also performed well and is even higher than the Duo of England.
The Arsenal star is worth more than Malueke and Eze
Arsenal’s summer signatures have certainly improved an already talented team, which, hopefully, can push them over the line for the title of Premier League. Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka are two examples.
Well, another man who could be considered in this same medium is the talented Jurrien Timber defender, who signed for the Ajax club for 38 million pounds sterling in 2023. The Dutchman, described as a “diamond” by the scout U23 Antonio Mango, cemented like the first hand of Arteta this season.
The former Ajax star played 90 minutes in the last three Arsenal games in the Premier League and during his victory in the Champions League against Athletic Club. His 64 -minute performance against Leeds United saw him score twice and help once too.
Despite his third year as a shooter, the 24 -year -old missed almost all his first season due to an anterior cruciate ligament injury. Last season, he also missed a few games due to fitness problems.
But the wood has completely recovered now. The defender has shown this season how good he is, that statistics are raising. For example, for 90 minutes this season, it has an average of 5.4 plated and interceptions and 1.5 key passes.
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Wood key statistics 25/26 all the compositions |
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Stat |
By 90 minutes |
Total season |
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Minutes |
72.2 |
433 |
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Key passes |
1.5 |
7 |
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The finished passes |
36.8 |
177 |
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Plated and interceptions |
5.4 |
26 |
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Expected involvement of the objective |
0.35xgi |
1.67 |
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Sofascore statistics |
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With a form like this in mind, it may not be a shock that wood is worth even more than Madueke and Eze, according to football transfers. The Dutch star is valued at 57 million pounds sterling, which certainly reflects his excellent performance.
In comparison, the new arsenal attacker duo is not worth as much. The former star of the Palais Eze is closer, football transfers valuing it at 53.6 million pounds sterling. As for the former Chelsea winger, Madueke, it was worth a little less than 45 million pounds sterling.
Given how key the wood is key on the side of Arsenal, because of its quality on the ball and tenacity without it, it might not be surprising to learn that it has such a high value, but it shows that Artata has struck the jackpot on it because its value increased from 38 million pounds sterling to 57 million pounds sterling in the space of two years.
Madueke and Eze are key members of the Arsenal team, but the quality and importance of Timber for Arteta mean that it is worth even more than the attacker pair.
