Exclusive: Arsenal leading chase for brilliant young Spanish talent with 6 G/A in 12 games this season

Mikel Arteta is slowly but surely leaning into his Spanish connection to help Arsenal in the transfer market, and one young Iberian talent could be the next player from the region to join the Gunners.

Though the North Londoners have been transformed under the Spaniard, they’ve yet to break the dominance of Man City in the Premier League title race, and Arteta has seen Arne Slot come in at Liverpool and immediately pose more of a threat to Pep Guardiola and his squad than Arsenal.

Mikel Arteta scouting young attacking talent for Arsenal

Therefore, continual reassessment of the playing staff is required, both for an immediate change as needed, and for the future.

Arteta has already told the club to sign an attacking talent as a “top priority,” and to that end, CaughtOffside sources are aware that Arsenal have been courting Malaga’s 18-year-old ace, Antonio Cordero.

As transfermarkt note, the youngster already has six goal or assist contributions in 12 games for his club this season, and with a market value of just €2m, even if Malaga want and expect more, Cordero is still likely to be available at a bargain price.