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This article is part of Football FanCast’s Transfer Focus series, which provides opinion and analysis on recent transfer news…
According to The Daily Mail, Arsenal made an attempt to sign Juventus star Moise Kean, but the lack of guaranteed first-team football saw the now Everton-bound striker turn them down.
What’s the word?
In a blockbuster move, Kean is set to join the Toffees for a reported £36m, but The Daily Mail claim that Arsenal got in touch with the player’s representative, Mino Raiola, to explore a deal of their own.
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However, the report claims that following the Gunners’ refusal to promise him a starting spot next season, the 19-year-old opted against the switch and looks set to finalise a move to Goodison Park this summer.
A blessing in disguise
There is no doubting that Kean certainly has the talent to play for many of European football’s top sides. The Italy international enjoyed somewhat of a breakthrough campaign last season, scoring six times in 13 Serie A appearances.
But the Gunners have their own promising striker waiting in the wings in Eddie Nketiah. Signing Kean would have demoted the 20-year-old down the pecking order, and perhaps in even worse circumstances, see him pursue a move away himself.
Unai Emery has already indicated that he is willing to give his talented academy players the chance to shine, and insisted that Nketiah could be a major part of the squad as a foil to the likes of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
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So whilst the Gunners may initially rue missing out on Kean, Nketiah’s presence should surely help ease some of that pain.
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