Arsenal are in a rather good position, not only on track to win the Premier League and the Champions League this month, but cementing themselves as the most affluent club in England.
It's all down to Mikel Arteta, who has done a sensational job. The Gunners are vast levels above the football supporters were tethered to during those post-Arsene Wenger days, with Unai Emery at the helm.
Arsenal are in a good position, because when all is said and done at the end of the season, they have the chance to embellish this incredible team with a few carefully picked signings.
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Additions are needed in midfield and attack, and Arteta has the luxury of targeting the biggest talents out there, with Arteta thriving from financial and sporting standpoints.
Arsenal begin work on signing Bundesliga winger
Mateus Fernandes is emerging as a top target for Arsenal, and signing him will be far easier if 18th-place West Ham United are relegated from the Premier League this season, thus weakening their £80m demands.
The playmaker would go a long way toward advancing Arsenal's creative numbers, standing out in a struggling Hammers side, but further signings are needed to consolidate this position at the top of the English and European pyramid.
Therefore, there might be something in Fussball Daten's report that Arsenal are interested in signing Hoffenheim winger Bazomanou Toure this summer, rivalling Liverpool and Bayern Munich for his signature.
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Valued at €55m (£48m), the 20-year-old certainly wouldn't come cheap, but he's proving his elite potential in Germany, and has the skilful, fast-footed style to make a real difference at Arsenal.
The Gunners have already begun work ahead of a potential deal, having 'initiated a comprehensive data analysis and background checks on the player'.
Why Toure would be a better signing than Fernandes for Arsenal
Arsenal are in the driving seat in the Premier League, with a stern test against Paris Saint-Germain all that stands between them and Champions League glory too.
They are a complete unit, but Gabriel Martinelli has only scored one Premier League goal this season, and while Toure is not an out-and-out goalscorer, his dynamic and flamboyant style might be exactly what the Gunners need right now.
Described as "one of the most exciting young wingers in European football" by journalist Bence Bocsak, Toure has scored five goals and provided nine assists for his German club this season, but it's his underlying data that draws the eye.
Toure has created 11 big chances in the Bundesliga this season, winning five duels per game. Moreover, he has only missed three big chances, speaking of the making of a clinical attacker.
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Hailed by talent scout Jacek Kulig for his "incredible" quality, Toure may be young, but he's unquestionably one of the most exciting wingers in the Bundesliga, someone who could make all the difference down the left wing.
Martinelli is on the receiving end of some unfair criticism at times, but it's fair to say that the Brazilian winger is not world-class, having once been tipped for greatness. With Trossard not getting any younger, this is the perfect sort of deal for Arteta to be pursuing, dynamising and improving the frontline.
While Fernandes is riding the crest of a wave for West Ham (individually), he is surely not worth £80m at this stage. Such an outlay for a still-developing talent would severly hamper the Gunners in their summer spending. Toure, at least, is somewhat more affordable.
VfL Wolfsburg's Christian Eriksen in action with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim's Bazoumana Toure
Arsenal need to improve their frontline, and this might turn out to be one of the greatest seasons in the club's long and rich history. Both things can be true.
It's clear that the left side of Arteta's attack has been something of a weakness at times. They cannot rest on their laurels, instead building toward even more success.
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