Real Madrid's Rodrygo is the main target the Gunners are interested in for the whole summer of 2025, while many sources believe that Gabriel Martinelli will leave the Emirates Stadium.
The 23-year-old did not play as Mikel Arteta expected, despite scoring 8 goals from the left wing last season. Martinelli could have excelled as a striker, where he was experimented for a short time and scored against Liverpool, but the problem on the wing was still there.
Leandro Trossard has proven himself to be a useful player and has performed better than expected since joining Arsenal. The Belgian was almost equal to Eze last season despite playing less. However, neither he nor Martinelli have reached the level Arsenal wanted.
The Gunners' attack has become unbalanced as there is no player capable of competing with Bukayo Saka on the opposite wing. Just before Saka was injured in December last year, 45% of Arsenal's attacks came from a third on the right wing. Arteta knows that something needs to be changed.
Despite his long-term interest in Rodrygo, Arsenal's new sporting director Andrea Berta is now keeping an eye on Eze. Sky Sports has previously reported interest from Spurs, Manchester City and Newcastle, but why are the Gunners the latest team to look after Crystal Palace's mainstay?
Unable to turn a draw into a win is one of Arsenal's main problems last season. Notably, The Gunners have won just seven of their last 17 games with 60% or more possession.
Struggling against deep-lying defenses is not Arsenal's problem. However, that is something that people like Martinelli, the Gunners' fastest player in the 2024-2025 season and an explosive striker, will find it difficult to fix. He has completed less than a third of his dribbles in the Premier League last season.
Trossard could create such situations, although Arsenal and Arteta want more stability. Therefore, their pursuit of Rodyrgo and Eze becomes apparent as both are capable of operating in tight spaces.
Only four attackers made more breakthroughs than Eze in the Premier League last season, with a success rate of more than half, and almost identical to Rodyrgo in La Liga.
Arteta's desire to control was the foundation for Arsenal to continuously control the ball high. This has created some traps. This system not only requires creativity under pressure but also a sense of defense.
Eze's possession of the ball back in midfield and defense more than most other attacking players in the Premier League last season, and significantly more than Martinelli, Trossard or Rodrygo in Spain, will only increase the appeal that Arteta certainly has attracted.
sporting director Berta will also be well aware of the benefits for Arsenal's financial balance if they get Eze at a lower price. Eze's release clause is €60 million against Rodrygo's €90 million demanded by Real Madrid. In addition, Eze did not carry the worries of having to struggle to adapt to the tournament.
The biggest question will be Eze's development trajectory. He has begun to show that in the international arena and was one of the few to impress in the England team in the sad defeat to Senegal this month.
No one expected Eze to reach Saka's level, but a slow start like at Selhurst Park last season would not be accepted. Arsenal are a club with much more ambitions to win titles than Palace.
However, there is no doubt about Eze's talent. Now, Arsenal have to decide whether they want to or not.
