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Arsenal will only launch £22.5m transfer swoop for attacker this summer on one condition
Arsenal are considering a £22.5million swoop for a highly-rated forward in the summer.
Jonathan David admits he 'puts pressure' on himself
Arsenal will move forward for £22.5million-rated attacker Jonathan David only if Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette are sold. According to the Daily Telegraph, David is keen on a move to the Gunners but a deal will only go through if he is guaranteed regular playing time.
Therefore, if Aubameyang and Lacazette are sold in the summer transfer window then the north Londoners will try to replace them with the Gent star.
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The Canada international has been in phenomenal form in Belgium as he scored 23 goals in 40 appearances across all competitions this season.
Ever since his move from Ottawa Internationals to Gent in 2018, the 20-year-old has netted a total of 37 goals in 83 matches.
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David has attracted plenty of interest among Europe's heavy bidders but understands that he would struggle for minutes if Aubameyang and Lacazette stayed at the Emirates.
If both strikers leave north London in the summer then Arsenal may only try to sign one replacement as manager Mikel Arteta appears to have a lot of faith in young centre-forward Eddie Nketiah.
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Arteta praised Nketiah's performance against Manchester City on Wednesday and even hinted that the 21-year-old could become a regular in his starting line-up one day.
The Arsenal manager said: "I want him to keep doing what he’s doing. The way he played last night against those players, in those difficult conditions, for me is extraordinary at his age.
"He has an immense personality to play, confidence, he’s powerful and is developing in every area I think. I have a lot of faith in him.
"The trick here is to get them with the right environment around them. Not to put too much pressure on them.
"We have a really young squad, a very inexperienced squad, and when you put that in certain parts of the pitch very close together, you can see that there are some deficits and the decision-making is not always the right thing to do.
"We are in a position that we have to accept that some things at the moment, in there, probably more than we would like, are going to be like that.
"That’s the circumstances that we have but at the same time it’s great because it’s a great value for them to have these experiences and see themselves playing against that type of opposition."
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