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According to Football.London, RB Salzburg’s highly-rated prospect Dominik Szoboszlai is a target for Arsenal this summer as Unai Emery’s side look to sign a replacement for Juventus-bound Aaron Ramsey.
What’s the word?
The report claims the Gunners have registered an interest in signing the midfielder as they look to replace Ramsey. It adds the north London side are one of a number of teams chasing Szoboszlai’s signature and that Salzburg could demand a fee in the region of £15m to prise him away.
Speaking to Football.London, Szoboszlai’s agent Matyas Esterhazy said: “I can confirm a number of the top Premier League clubs are interested in Dominik but at this point I can not confirm or deny specific clubs.”
A goal-scoring midfielder in the making
More than missing out on what Ramsey offers off the pitch, Arsenal will feel the effects of losing the Welshman’s development into one of the Premier League’s most dangerous goal-scoring midfielders.
The 2013/2014 campaign saw him net 16 times in 34 games and whilst he has struggled to break the ten-goal barrier consistently, his late runs into the box have been reminiscent of Chelsea legend Frank Lampard.
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Valued at £10.8m by Transfermarkt, Szoboszlai played 29 times last season for Salzburg and posted some frankly unbelievable numbers for a teenager. The 18-year-old scored 11 times and provided a further ten assists from midfield and has a penchant for wonder strikes off both feet.
At 6ft 1in Szoboszlai certainly has the height to be an imposing figure in the middle of the park for the Gunners but there are question marks over whether he would able to handle the physical intensity of English football.
At international level, the prodigy became the youngest starter in Hungary’s history since 2006 in a 2-1 victory over Croatia earlier this year and also played a hand in the side’s win over Wales in Euro qualifying.
Indeed, Hungarian football expert Tom Mortimer said (via Football.London): “He’s the perfect playmaker or number eight. When he is allowed space he can do anything. He has an outrageous shot with both feet – thunderbolts, curlers, chips – he can do it all. He’s also got lightning feet, a wonderful passing range, great vision, super intelligence.”
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At £15m, Arsenal could potentially have a star for the future and it may not be too long before Gunners fans can well and truly forget the pain of losing a midfielder like Ramsey.