Football pundit and former Arsenal player, Paul Merson claims that none of the summer signings made by Unai Emery has performed up to the mark and the Gunners should strongly pursue a deal for Watford’s Abdoulaye Doucoure.
Merson took shots at Lucas Torreira, the Uruguayan defensive midfielder who has won the hearts of the Arsenal faithful but not of Merson. The 50-year-old told Sky Sports, “Unai Emery will need a few windows to sort it out but the players they’ve purchased haven’t been great. Everyone was raving about Lucas Torreira, but he’s not that good. I said this a few months ago and everyone kicked up a stink.”
“He only looks good as he’s what Arsenal have needed for a long time, someone to run around and put their foot in. But, if you put him up for sale tomorrow then none of the top five clubs in the Premier League would be interested.
“They should sign Abdoulaye Doucoure at Watford – he’d walk into the team. I’d take him tomorrow morning. He’s a much better player than Torreira and he scores goals. He’s one of the most under-rated players in the Premier League – he could play for any of the top six.”
Unai Emery currently has his hands tied with no money on the table for new additions. However, the Spanish boss could start planning for the next transfer window in hopes of turning the club back into a title-contending side.
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