Arsenal cult hero comes out of retirement to play alongside son, 13, and tells Arteta who to sign to win the title
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Sponsored by. EX-ARSENAL star Eduardo da Silva has told boss Mikel Arteta: Sign Dusan Vlahovic this month and you’ll win the title. Arteta is desperate for a striker in the January transfer window following Gabriel Jesus’ ACL injury and Bukayo Saka’s hamstring op.
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TRANSFER NEWS LIVE: STAY UP TO DATE WITH ALL THE LATEST MOVES FROM THE JANUARY WINDOW. The Gunners have been linked with Newcastle hotshot Alexander Isak, RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko, Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo, Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres, Napoli’s Victor Osimhen and Juventus striker Vlahovic.
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Arsenal title winner Paul Merson claims Arteta should break the bank for £150million-rated Isak. But Eduardo, 41, insists: “I would go for Vlahovic. The fans want a superstar signing and the Serbian is the one who would get Arsenal over the line in the title race.”.
Seven years ago, Arsenal splashed out a then club record £60million for Borussia Dortmund’s Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the 2018 January window. The Gabon striker’s double KO’d Chelsea in the 2020 FA Cup final as Arteta won a trophy in his first season in charge.
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And Eduardo added: “When the club signed Aubameyang from Dortmund he was already an established star in Germany. “He scored some important goals for Arsenal and Vlahovic is the same at Juventus.I like him a lot and his style would suit the way Arsenal play.”.
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