Eberechi Eze joins Arsenal

More like Eze ducked Tottenham and joined his favourite club Arsenal

as per multiple reports and Arteta not denying it that reportedly Eze called Arteta 1 final time to check if there's a possibility of him joining Arsenal , the board and arteta acted upon it and signed him quickly , bear in mind tottenham agreed personal terms and almost agreed fee with Crystal Palace fc .

This Hijack operation is a result of Kai Havertz injury it seems , which we don't understand as they're both different profiles and positions , we've seen reports regarding eze linked with Arsenal in June - July suggest that he was one of the targets for the club anyway.

One theory we can put together is that maybe Arsenal didn't want to sign Eze at first because they're stacked in the No 10 position and Arteta prefers a Touchline Pacey winger profile out wide , but there are no such profiles available this window so they had to choose on alternative profiles , and that profile is Hybrid .

Hybrid profile Eze , he's a hybrid profile cuz of his ability to play out wide and inside to a very good extent .
We still think Eze at his best is him playing No 10 / in the half spaces , but we should see whether Arteta gets best outta him .

For us Eye test / watching games comes above stats , Stats are to help understand some context but not to entirely relied upon .... so let's delve into stats shall we

Positives to start - His Attacking stats are all in good level as you can see , to put some context he played for a mid - table side which are not ball heavy , reliant on counters , quick transitions and mid press , so even at sub-optimal environment he's their main source for creativity Overperforming his xA , high on Shot creating actions and Shots taken (while slightly underperforming xG) high on successful take-ons like a winger , speaks of his 1v1 ability and hybrid profile Cons - things to improve - His off the ball stuff needs working on , especially if you're going to play for Arteta this is a non - negotiable in his system , wingers track back , attackers high press , so every team member contributes off the ball , as we can see he's low in all defensive stats Other things are he's low on pass completion % , carries and touches around final 3rd , again context is he's in a sub-optimal environment with not a ball heavy team , these are constraints ball heavy team - increases passing , touches around the box , and carries But he should try and get used to the system and the way of playing , otherwise we can see Arsenal going for a Touchline winger profile next window It feels like a movie story that after facing multiple rejections from Arsenal to Fulham to Millwall , he believed in himself and in god that he will play for Arsenal one day , like a Dream came to Reality we welcome Eberechi Eze to The Arsenal 🔴⚪