Arsenal are set to shatter their transfer record twice this summer in a bid to improve their squad
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Caicedo would be an amazing get. Obvious upgrade over Thomas and Jorghino, imo. And only 21.
Caicedo is a different type of player IMO. If they are indeed looking to bring in Rice also, and my understanding is they are the front runners for him, then their 6 and 8 positions are going to change a reasonable amount with Xhaka then leaving, which I think is a mistake.
They played a lot of 4-1-4-1 last season with Partey and later Jorghino playing the deep lying midfield role and Xhaka getting forward to compliment Odegaard in the central attacking midfield area. This was by far Xhaka’s best season in north London as he was finally freed up to play the attacking 8 role, which is his natural position.
Caicedo is a much more defensive 8 or a 6 depending on what he is asked to do. Rice is an all around 6 who can also be a very good 8. That is a different look than what they showed this year, more 4-2-3-1 with twin pivots of Rice and Caicedo and more of the playmaking/offensive on Odegaard.
They need another option in CD in case Saliba goes down again and a different type of RB IMO before they need a 2nd new CM but as long as the plan is to get at least one of those at the back I can accept a decision to turn the CM over I guess.
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