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Another name that has been seen mentioned alongside Arsenal a fair few times this month is Feyenoord's "Mexican Machine", as dubbed by talent scout Jacek Kulig, Santiago Gimenez.
The 22-year-old has been like a man possessed in the Netherlands, scoring 15 goals and providing two assists to help Feyenoord lift the league title last season before scoring 19 goals and providing four assists in just 18 league appearances this season.
As things stand, he is the current joint top goalscorer in the Eredivisie but has more assists to his name and a considerably better minutes-per-goal ratio.
You'd be forgiven for assuming that a player as prolific as this would cost the Gunners an arm and a leg in the transfer market, but a report from Football Insider earlier this month revealed that the Mexican international could be available for as little as £30m, which would look like a bargain in today's market.
Top three scorers in the Eredivisie
Rank
Player
Goals
Assists
Club
Minutes per goal
1st
Santiago Giménez
19
4
Feyenoord
78
1st
Vangelis Pavlidis
19
1
AZ Alkmaar
83
3rd
Luuk de Jong
15
7
PSV Eindhoven
94
All Stats via BBC Sport
Evanilson - FC Porto
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One of the latest strikers touted for a move to N5 this month is FC Porto's Evanilson, as on Monday of this week, Football Transfers revealed that the club have 'set their sights' on the 24-year-old Brazilian forward and that he could be available for €75m - £64m.
Now, he might not be a household name in the UK at the moment, but his goalscoring exploits speak for themselves, and once you've seen them, it's hard to see how this deal wouldn't make the Gunners a demonstrably more threatening team.
The former Fluminense man has scored 14 goals in just 19 appearances across all competitions for the Dragões this season, and his underlying numbers look a lot more impressive than Jesus'.
The "serious talent", as described by Kulig, might have a lower expected goal and a lower expected assist number than the Arsenal man, but his realised goals and assists are significantly higher, demonstrating just how clinical he is in front of goal, which is precisely what the Gunners need at the moment.
He also requires fewer than half the number of shots on target to score than Jesus, further cementing his elite finishing abilities.
Evanilson vs Gabriel Jesus
Stats per 90
Evanilson
Jesus
Expected Goals
0.39
0.44
Goals
0.63
0.27
Expected Assists
0.15
0.22
Assists
0.21
0.18
Goals per Shot on Target
0.50
0.21
All Stats via FBref for the 2023/24 Domestic SeasonSantiago Giménez
19
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