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Arsenal want to sign Matheus Cunha from Wolves in January but the Midlands club have no interest in selling their talisman mid-season, according to reports.
Cunha has been Wolves’ standout performer this season, scoring 10 goals and providing four assists in 19 Premier League appearances.
He has been the Molineux club’s best player by a mile and his only goal has contributed to nine of their 16 points.
The Brazilian joined Wolves from Atletico Madrid on an initial loan deal in January 2023, signing permanently six months later for around £44million.
He managed just two goals in 20 appearances in all competitions in the second half of the 2022/23 campaign but struck 14 times last season while making eight assists.
Cunha’s form has been exceptional this term and he is surprisingly attracting transfer interest from a number of top clubs. weapon.
Wolves will dig deep to keep hold of their star player but a move to the Emirates could be too tempting for the 25-year-old to turn down.
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Arsenal are looking to sign a new attacker this month following an injury to Bukayo Saka, who is out for around three months following surgery on his hamstring.
Cunha is capable of playing in any position in the front three and would be a great option on the right in Saka’s absence, albeit a teenager. Ethan Nwaneri looked very comfortable there against Brentford on New Year’s Day.
Arsenal fans have long been desperate for Mikel Arteta to sign a new No.9 and while Cunha is a fantastic player, he doesn’t feel like the game-changing attacker that Kai Huertz and Gabriel Jesus have. will turn it into dust.
And given the Wolves’ struggles this season (They are currently 17th in the Premier League.), the price for the former Atletico player will probably be higher than what the Gunners are willing to pay.
Regardless, Football insider Report that Arsenal are ‘working on a deal’ to sign Cunha as a ‘replacement for Saka’.
Indeed, Arteta has ‘decided to make another move’ and is keen to bring in a player on loan.
It is claimed that Arsenal are ‘pushing to land the attacker’ in the winter transfer window but Wolves are ‘reluctant to let him go – presenting a major obstacle’.
If the Gunners explore the loan market, they won’t be able to do business with a Premier League rival unless they clear Raheem Sterling or Neto’s loan.
Arsenal have also been put off by the fact that they ‘don’t have the funds to do a permanent deal for another striker in January’, while they Also feel that the right goals will not be available in the middle of the season.
Everything points to the Gunners not signing a striker in January, especially if Nwaneri and Jesus continue to impress.
Jesus has scored six goals in his last four matches, including a hat-trick against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup last month.
Cunha’s fellow Brazilian has scored three in three Premier League matches after failing to score in 23 top-flight appearances.
Arsenal face Brighton on Saturday as they look to pile the pressure on league leaders Liverpool, who host Manchester United on Sunday.
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