Former Arsenal celebrity Paul Merson is urging the Gunners to signal Wilfried Zaha this summer and believes the Crystal Palace megastar might ‘make the distinction’ in Mikel Arteta’s aspect.
Zaha has been a pinnacle Arsenal goal within the beyond. Indeed it regarded as though a deal might be struck lower back in 2019 before the Gunners switched targets. They went for Nicolas Pepe alternatively and Merson believes that changed into a huge mistake.
However he says that Arsenal have a danger to make amends by using getting Zaha this summer. Speaking in his column inside the Daily Star, Merson believes now's an appropriate time to swoop.
Arsenal are notion to have had a £40m bid rejected once they tried the first time. They refused to move any better and Zaha ended up staying with the Eagles. Instead they splashed out £72m on Pepe.
Zaha is now 30 but Merson is in no question that the winger could be a outstanding signing. The charge will no longer be as high now and Zaha may want to constitute extraordinary price.
“Arsenal ought to go again in for Wilfried Zaha and try to sign him from Crystal Palace this summer time,” Merson wrote. “They wanted him before and ignored out. But Zaha desired to join them and he won’t live at Palace forever.
“I think he would have made a difference to Arsenal. He’s higher than Nicolas Pepe. He attracts gamers closer to him and makes things manifest.”
Pepe has struggled for regular game-time this season. However the equal cannot be said of Zaha.
He is doing the enterprise for the Eagles this season with 10 desires and assists in 27 games. That compares to Pepe’s 3 goals and five assists in 18 appearances. And Merson knows who he would quicker have.
“You’d get him a bit inexpensive and he’s a better player now than he changed into when they tried before,” he brought. “I suppose Pepe is going this summer time if they could discover a buyer, and finally they'll strive Gabriel Martinelli up the front.”
