Jonathan David's recent career
Season
2020/21
2021/22
2022/23
2023/24
Appearances
48
48
40
47
Goals
13
19
26
26
Assists
5
0
4
9
Goal Involvements per Match
0.37
0.39
0.75
0.74
All Stats via Transfermarkt
This means that over the last four years, the New York-born dynamo has averaged a goal involvement every 1.79 games, lending credence to Canadian journalist Tony Marinaro's description of the 52-capped international as "one of the best strikers in the world."
So, if the "mind-blowing" striker, as talent scout Jacek Kulig dubbed him, can maintain such an impressive level of performance for a side not really challenging for the league or a title in Europe, imagine what he could do in this current Arsenal team, and in particular, with the club's Norwegian wizard behind him.
The former Real Madrid wonderkid scored 11 goals and 11 assists in 48 games last season, equating to a goal involvement every 2.18 games on average, and was named the club's Player of the Season.
Moreover, according to FBref, which ranks players in similar positions across Europe's top five leagues, the mercurial talent sits in the top 1% of midfielders for shot-creating actions and touches in the penalty area, the top 2% for progressive passes, the top 3% for non-penalty expected goals and assists, and the top 4% for total shots and actual assists, all per 90.
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Ultimately, the prospect of a clinical striker such as David playing alongside the Gunners' outlandishly talented captain is undeniably exciting and therefore, Edu and Co should be doing all they can to bring the Canadian to the red side of North London this summer.
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