Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta a ‘huge fan’ of Leicester’s James Maddison

Arsenal need creativity

One of Arsenal’s biggest issues during the first half of the 2020/21 campaign was their real lack of creativity.

The emergence of Emile Smith Rowe in December helped solved this issue somewhat. But it was quite clear Arsenal could not solely rely on ESR over the course of a full season which sees them competing in several competitions.

This would lead to the Gunners securing the services of Martin Odegaard during the winter transfer window.

And the Norwegian would indeed bring a new dimension to Arsenal’s attack, with Odegaard’s versatility allowing him to line up alongside Smith Rowe, or in his place when needed.

Odegaard, though, has now returned to Real and Arsenal’s search for creativity reinforcements has begun again.

This led to the Gunners showing an interest in Emi Buendia, but he has since joined Aston Villa.

Arteta a fan of Maddison

However, Arsenal’s search for some more creativity in midfield looks to have continued.

And on Tuesday evening a new name emerged on courtesy of The AFC Bell, who was also first the report the Gunners’ interest in Thomas Partey last year.

And The AFC Bell claims that Arsenal are interested in the services of Leicester’s James Maddison:

تكشّف لجرس أرسنال أن أحد اللاعبين أ/أ+ الذين تواصل النادي مع معسكراتهم في الأشهر الماضية هو جيمس ماديسون. مصادر مطلعة أكدت أن اللاعب على لائحة أهداف النادي ولا يمكن القطع بعدم وجود أي تحرك مستقبلي من قبل النادي في مرحلة ما هذه النافذة. pic.twitter.com/0WuQUhmpNT

— TheAFCBell 🇵🇸 (@TheAFCBeII) June 15, 2021

Maddison would score eight and assist seven in 31 league outings for Leicester last term and would likely be a solid addition to Mikel Arteta’s side.

Football.london’s Chris Wheatley has also picked on the Maddison to Arsenal rumours.

And whilst Wheatley stated that Arteta is a huge fan of Maddison, he also claimed the fee would be an issue:

Those Maddison rumours came from @TheAFCBeII, who was first on the Thomas Partey deal along with @charles_watts last summer 🔔

— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) June 15, 2021

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#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City FC	38	51	86
2	Manchester United FC	38	29	74
3	Liverpool FC	38	26	69
4	Chelsea FC	38	22	67
5	Leicester City FC	38	18	66
6	West Ham United FC	38	15	65
7	Tottenham Hotspur FC	38	23	62
8	Arsenal FC	38	16	61
9	Leeds United	38	8	59
10	Everton FC	38	-1	59
11	Aston Villa FC	38	9	55
12	Newcastle United FC	38	-16	45
13	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	38	-16	45
14	Crystal Palace FC	38	-25	44
15	Southampton FC	38	-21	43
16	Brighton & Hove Albion FC	38	-6	41
17	Burnley FC	38	-22	39
18	Fulham FC	38	-26	28
19	West Bromwich Albion	38	-41	26
20	Sheffield United FC	38	-43	23

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