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Arsenal hopes to introduce midfielders who have performed well in Premier League relegation matches

1:18pm, 8 May 2025【Football】

Bilal El Canus is Arsenal's target

As Martin Odegaard faces a difficult situation, Arsenal hopes to bring in a star player from the teams relegated this season to strengthen their midfield.

Under Arteta's leadership, Odgao has always been one of the stars in the Gunners' formation. The midfielder directly participated in the Gunners' 41 goals in the 2022/23 and 2023/24 seasons, helping the team to finish second in the Premier League.

But this season, Odegao is in poor form, scoring only two goals and six assists in the league, and Arsenal is expected to be second in the league again. If he and his teammates could have played at a higher level, they could have brought greater challenges to defending champion Liverpool.

The Sun believes that Odgao's form is one of the reasons why the Gunners are considering signing a new attacking midfielder, and Leicester City's Bilar Elhanus is also one of the options.

The 20-year-old is allegedly getting attention and his “incredible technology and vision” impresses the North Londoner.

He is believed to be a useful addition to the team initially, and Leicester City has been relegated, which means his transfer fee is relatively cheap. El Canus has played four Premier League goals in the tough season of Leicester City, while also contributing two FA Cup assists and one League Cup goal in his first season in England.

Fixes coach Van Nystruei has said the midfielder could become "the top player in the UEFA Champions League" and that Arsenal is currently in the semi-finals of the event, while they are also ready to confirm their qualifications for next season.

It seems that in addition to Odegao, the team needs to add other options as he has underperformed in the first leg against Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League semi-finals.

They added: "Martin Odegaard performed very inaccurately on set pieces, and he kept making wrong decisions during the game and often handed the ball back to the Paris defenseman in trying to advance the game.

" He almost made corrections and threw a very dangerous ball after trying to pass the ball in front of his penalty area. ”