Bukayo Saka has returned to form at just the right time as far as Arsenal are concerned.
This has not been the winger's best season since breaking into the Gunners first-team. He has struggled for form and fitness but is coming good just when it matters.
Saka scored and assisted in the vital 3-0 win over Fulham a week and a half ago before popping up with the famous goal that sent Mikel Arteta's men into the Champions League final.
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Who else but Saka? It was always going to be the Hale Ender who struck gold against Atletico Madrid last week.
For once, he is not carrying the attack all by himself. Leandro Trossard - the scorer against West Ham - and Viktor Gyokeres are both coming alive.
However, that should not distract Andrea Berta and Co from going big on forward players this summer.
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Much of the chatter this summer is likely to revolve around Atleti star Julian Alvarez.
The Argentine scored from the spot in the semi-final first leg but was hauled off in the second leg when Arsenal met the Spanish giants. It's safe to say Alvarez delivered a set of rather indifferent performances across the tie.
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Despite that, the Gunners are still interested and according to reports this week are ready to launch a £100m bid to secure his services this summer. They will, however, face competition from fellow Champions League finalists PSG.
The battle will no doubt be intense as they attempt to prise him away from Spain and really, it would be a surprise if they got a deal over the line.
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It would also be surprising if they completed a move for Bournemouth's Eli Junior Kroupi. That said, he's certainly one to watch in the upcoming transfer windows.
Indeed, according to talkSPORT, Arsenal and Manchester United are both said to be interested in signing the young Cherries striker. Yet, in a blow to the two suitors, Bournemouth are in no mood to sell him this summer.
AFC Bournemouth's Junior Kroupi celebrates scoring their first goal with Alex Scott and Ryan Christie
Despite losing Andoni Iraola, they are determined to keep the 19-year-old at the Vitality Stadium. He has no release clause in his contract but prior reports suggest that when they do decide to cash in, it could take as much as £100m.
Why Kroupi could explode at Arsenal like Saka
It's safe to say that Kroupi is not just one of the most exciting young strikers in the Premier League but also in world football.
This term has been a real breakthrough campaign for a player who Daniel Sturridge described as "one of the best finishers in the Premier League".
With 12 goals from a conversion rate of 23.8%, only one centre-forward in the top-flight this season has been more efficient in front of goal.
Premier League strikers: Best conversion rates
Player
1) Will Osula
2) Eli Junior Kroupi
3) Danny Welbeck
4) Thierno Barry
5) Viktor Gyokeres
6) Beto
A menacing prospect inside the penalty area, he's achieving things that very few teenagers have ever done in England. No teenager has scored more goals in their debut Premier League season (12) than Kroupi. In fact, he is the first teenager to reach that total during their first campaign of English top-flight football since Robbie Fowler in 1993/94.
The French wonderkid is already the 13th highest scoring teenager in Premier League history. He is ahead of Dele Alli and Jermain Defoe. He's level with Ryan Giggs and only one behind Marcus Rashford. That's the sort of company he's keeping. Is it any wonder that a few years ago, GOAL suggested he was "the next Mbappe."
As a result, there is every reason to believe that Kroupi could explode at Arsenal just like Saka did as a teenager.
Until the likes of Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman burst onto the scene, the Gunners' number 7 was perhaps the greatest player to have ever been produced by the club's academy.
Like Kroupi, he was making a huge impact as a teenager in English football. Only 15 players, which includes the likes of Wayne Rooney, Cesc Fabregas, Raheem Sterling and Joe Cole, played more Premier League matches before they turned 20 than Saka (66). He surpassed Fowler, Giggs, Theo Walcott and Rio Ferdinand en route to that piece of history.
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He may not have been scoring as regular as Kroupi, netting six league goals before he turned 20, but that only goes to show the immense talent and potential the Bournemouth superstar has.
Every major team in Europe should be after him this summer and beyond; that's how good he is.
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