Arteta eyes Arsenal move for “unpredictable” £69m whiz, he could be as good as Alexis - opinion

What is also interesting to note about the £153k-per-week speedster is his apparent likeness to a former Arsenal star, Alexis Sanchez, with the pair sharing a number of statistical and stylistic similarities, as per FBref.

Federico Chiesa's most similar forwards

1- Bryan Mbeumo

2 - Alexis Sanchez

3 - Omar Marmoush

4 - Sheraldo Becker

5 - Rodrygo

6 - Cody Gakpo

7 - Gerard Moreno

8 - Iago Aspas

9 - Gabriel Jesus

10 - Jonathan David

That comparison between the two forwards - who can both operate off the left or through the middle - is best illustrated by their shared creative threat, with Chiesa ranking in the top 5% among his European peers for shot-creating actions, as well as in the top 12% for progressive passes per 90.

Sanchez, meanwhile, ranks in the top 6% for those same two metrics respectively, while also ranking in the top 15% for successful take-ons per 90 as a marker of his continued brilliance at beating his man - something which Chiesa ranks in the top 8% for.

While the Chilean - who currently plies his trade for Inter Milan after leaving Marseille over the summer - may no longer be in his pomp at the age of 35, he is still a noteworthy figure to be likened to due to his prior heroics in north London.

Alexis Sanchez

After signing from Barcelona in 2014, the explosive ace went on to score 80 goals and provide 45 assists in 166 games in all competitions, showing himself to be a truly "class, class player" - as lauded by his ex-Barca boss, Pep Guardiola in 2017.

If Chiesa is to follow in Sanchez's footsteps and move from an elite European club to the Emirates, perhaps he can also take on a talismanic role at the forefront of Arteta's side - as his 5 foot 7 counterpart previously did under the great Arsene Wenger.