Arsenal fans have plenty of reason to be excited over the January transfer window. Unai Emery has already shown that he’s not afraid to splash out he needs to and when he managed to bring in the likes of Lucas Torreira and Bernd Leno over the summer the fans were ecstatic. Now, with January approaching, there have been various reports claiming he could swoop for Lyon’s Houssem Aouar.
Arsenal are keen on signing Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar for a reported £36m – Unai Emery sees the Frenchman as an ideal replacement for Aaron Ramsey. [Various] pic.twitter.com/iNKBDr2ywk
— AFTV (@AFTVMedia) 11 December 2018
Aouar has been one of Lyon’s stand-out players over the last year or so. Alongside the likes of Nabil Fekir, Memphis Depay and Tanguy Ndombele he’s been touted as the next ace to be poached by one of the world’s biggest clubs. However, for a price of just £36 million he could be the next steal to end up at The Emirates after Lucas Torreira was signed for around £10 million less.
The fans have full faith in Emery and his team, consisting of the brilliant Sven Mislintat, Vinai Venkatesham and Raul Sanllehi, to go ahead and sign exactly who the club needs in the January window, but the problem will be the finances. It’s highly unlikely that Stan Kroenke will afford the club millions of pounds to spend, so if the club do move for the near £40 million man, it could leave them with very little money to make more signings.
You can read the Gunners’ reaction to the Aouar links here:
https://twitter.com/sharaz_16/status/1072465046138249217
What a bargain if true. Been very impressed with this kid every time I’ve seen him play.
— Matty Boyes (@Matty_Boyes16) December 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/Sportslover102/status/1072465279349870592
https://twitter.com/ArsenalEmeryFC/status/1072522908310913026
This kid is good. Followed him and Diakhaby who's now in Valencia.
— Ace Supafly (@ace_supafly) December 11, 2018
https://twitter.com/CA_Kennedy1/status/1072485703861329922
This guy is a future star. I honestly hope we pull it off.
— ADX (@chakibgamer) 11 December 2018
The Gunners absolutely love the idea of signing Aouar and will hope the young Frenchman can have the same impact at The Emirates that Lucas Torreira has managed.
