Mikel Arteta’s side are still second in the table despite all the issues they have had this season, but their hopes of winning the Premier League title are hanging by a very thin and fragile thread.
With Gabriel Jesus out for the rest of the season and Bukayo Saka not expected to be back until the end of February, Arsenal are in a spot of bother in attack.
That is why they need a new man up top, and several names have been linked with a move to the Emirates in this window.
Arsenal are ready to bid for Marcus Thuram but there is a problem
Marcus Thuram has been magnificent since joining Inter Milan.
The Frenchman directly contributed to 29 goals in his debut 2023/24 season and helped the Nerazzurri win the Serie A title.
Thuram has directly contributed to 20 goals this season, and his performances have caught the eye of Arsenal manager Arteta.
That’s according to TV Play in Italy, who claim that ‘Arsenal are ready to do something crazy’ to sign Thuram.
Games Goals Assists
Marcus Thuram 26 14 6
Kai Havertz 29 13 3
Gabriel Jesus 27 7 2
Marcus Thuram compared to Arsenal’s strikers in 2024/25 (correct as of January 20, 2025)
It has been revealed that Arteta wants him ‘immediately’ and is ready to table a €70 million (£59m) bid to sign the player who has been described as Arsenal’s ‘dream’ target.
But, there is a problem.
The report claims that Inter will ‘never be open to a transfer in this winter window’. Arsenal’s only chance of signing him would be in the summer.
€70 million (£59m) would be sensational for Inter Milan, who signed Thuram on a free transfer just 18 months ago.
Marcus Thuram of FC Internazionale celebrates scoring his team's second goal during the Serie A TIM match between AC Milan and FC Internazionale at...
Arsene Wenger’s verdict on Marcus Thuram
Thuram has football in his blood – his dad Lilian won the World Cup with France in 1998.
The Inter Milan star, as a result, has been in the spotlight since his career began, and a number of people watched him play regularly.
Even the great Arsene Wenger saw him in action, and the legendary Frenchman was reminded of Gunners icon Thierry Henry.
Speaking to Spiegel Sport in 2020, when Thuram was still at Borussia Monchengladbach, Wenger said: “There is a player in the Bundesliga who reminds me of him (Henry).
“Marcus Thuram from Mönchengladbach. A very talented player.”
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