There is certainly still a long way to go, but this season really is shaping up to be something quite special for Arsenal.
Thanks to their wins over Aston Villa and Bournemouth and Manchester City's draws against Sunderland and Chelsea, Mikel Arteta's side are now six points clear atop the Premier League table.
However, there is always room for improvement, and one area in which the North Londoners are still lacking when compared to Pep Guardiola's juggernaut is in attack.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta celebrates after the match
Fortunately, if reports are to be believed, Arsenal are keen to bolster their attacking options and have been linked with someone who could be their new Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Arsenal target their new Aubameyang
Now, it should be said that Arsenal do have one of the best attacks in the Premier League; they wouldn't be sitting atop of it if they didn't.
However, even after scoring seven goals in their last two games, the Gunners have scored four fewer than City overall.
While this isn't proving to be too much of an issue at the moment, it's easy to understand why the club might want to add more firepower to Arteta's side in 2026, which is what they appear to be intent on doing in the guise of someone who could be seen as another Auba.
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At least that is according to a recent report from Caught Offside, which claims Arsenal are very interested in Karim Adeyemi.
In fact, the report claims that the Gunners have already spoken to the German international's camp and that, as things stand, they are ahead of Manchester United in the race for his signature.
However, the potentially significant hurdle the North Londoners will have to contend with to make this deal happen is that Borussia Dortmund want up to €70m for the attacker, which is about £61m.
It could therefore be a costly and complicated transfer to get over the line, but given Adeyemi's ability and potential, it's one Arsenal should pursue, especially as he could be another Aubameyang.
Why Adeyemi would be another Aubameyang
The first and most apparent comparison between Adeyemi and Aubameyang is that, should this deal go through, it would be another example of Arsenal signing someone from Dortmund.
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More than that, though, it would be an example of the Gunners signing a highly rated and dynamic attacker who knows where the goal is.
Sure, the German might not be quite as prolific as the Gabonese international was, or is, but he remains a serious attacking threat.
For example, in just 41 appearances last season, totalling 2434 minutes, the 23-year-old scored 12 goals and provided 11 assists.
That comes out to a sensational average of a goal involvement every 1.78 games, or every 105.82 minutes.
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On top of being a serious source of goal involvements, the former RB Salzburg gem would also be a problem solver for Arteta, thanks to his positional versatility.
Like the Gunners' former captain, the Munich-born star can play up front or out wide, but unlike Auba, he can play off the left or right.
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Finally, another trait the 11-capped international shares with the FA Cup winner is his rapid pace.
In the words of football talent scout Jacek Kulig, the goalscoring dynamo is blessed with "electric pace", which he often uses to devastating effect on counterattacks.
Ultimately, while it won't be a cheap transfer to get over the line, Arsenal should do what they can to sign Adeyemi, as he could be the missing piece to their attack and their new Aubameyang.
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