With Arsenal in need of a striker to come in and help Olivier Giroud with the goals, former Gunner Perry Groves reckons Arsene Wenger and co. should attempt to lure Dimitar Berbatov to the Emirates to boost their chances of winning the Premier League title this season.
Despite sitting on top of the Premier League table, one point ahead of Manchester City, Arsenal have been linked with a host of strikers with the January transfer window just days away from opening.
Diego Costa, Javier Hernandez and Karim Benzema are but a few names been linked with Arsenal, but Groves believes his former club would be wise to steal Berbatov from Fulham for around £2 million, with the Bulgarian ready to call it quits at Craven Cottage.
Groves recently told talkSPORT.com:
‘The top teams aren’t going to let their best players go and you want quality to go in. You could probably get him [Berbatov] for a million or £2m for the last six months of his contract.
‘He is in a team that’s struggling because he won’t close full-backs down, he won’t go in the channels. But I think, he thinks he’s too good for Fulham. Sometimes his body language is, ‘what am I doing here? They can’t even feed me the ball’.
‘If he goes to Arsenal he’s not going to think he’s better technically than the Arsenal players, he’ll think, ‘oh I’ve got players on my level’. Basically it’s a no brainer. If you got a year-and-a-half out of him, which I think you can, then he will be a brilliant option if you want to rest [Olivier] Giroud. He wouldn’t alter the team pattern at all.’
To be honest, having read Groves’ comments it makes sense for Wenger to go for Berbatov. He has superb technique and also possesses a def touch and great awareness. And for £2 million it’s, like Groves says, a no-brainer for Arsenal to go for the 32-year-old.
I have no doubt in my mind that Berbatov would do a job for us, even if it’s only for a year-and-a-half.
Should Wenger turn his attention to Berbatov this January? Is it a no-brainer?
Let us know what you think below
I don’t think dat man is going 4 any striker,he has believe on giroud who suppose play 4 kwara united.
Wenger should go for Diego Costa. He should forget Berbatov pleaseeee
Waste of money even at £2m… He’s lazy…was lazy at spurs, man utd and now Fulham… Concentrate funds elsewhere
I would throw 2mill at him he’s not cup tied for CL and like you said he’s got quality
I would throw 2mill at him he’s not cup tied for CL and like you said he’s got quality
wenger should sign him he’s a better player cos he cant get those strikers playing in champions league come january
If there can be chanced to get those high rated striker, I will say he should go fro them but if otherwise Babartov is good to sign. He will also play for us in champions league and mind you he is also a good striker that we all praising