Even if it ended in an unpleasant way, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal had yet another successful season.

They had the strongest defensive and second-best goal scoring record in the league, pushing Manchester City all the way to the very last day of the Premier League season.

Furthermore, there were advancements all over the pitch, from Gabriel at the back to Kai Havertz up top.

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Gabriel Martinelli, on the other hand, seems to regress, and according to current rumours, he may have even greater opposition the next season.

News about Arsenal transfers

As per a TEAMtalk story, Pedro Neto, the standout player for Wolverhampton Wanderers, is attracting’stronger and stronger’ interest from Arsenal.

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The winger has reportedly attracted the attention of Tottenham Hotspur, the Gunners’ North London rivals, but they have since shifted their attention to Crystal Palace’s Eberechi Eze, making the Premier League runners-up the “frontrunners” to recruit the 24-year-old.

Remarkably, the report also stated that although the Old Gold had set a £60 million price tag on the Portuguese international, they would consider bids of approximately £50 million.

Pedro Neto for the Wolf

Even while it is still a substantial sum of money, if Neto can continue to play in the same red and white uniform as he did the previous season, it might end up being a good investment. Although he is thought of as a right-winger, he might actually pose a threat to Martinelli on the left.

How Martinelli and Neto are comparable

Now, Neto is seen by many as an excellent right-winger, but across his career to date, he has started more games out on the left – 44 – than he has on the right – 36.

In addition, he is left-footed, having started three games for the Old Gold on that side last season and made three appearances at the Euros, so there is no reason to believe he could not succeed for the Gunners there as well.

In addition, he would face Bukayo Saka if he moved to North London to play on the right, and given the recent history of Arteta’s coaching staff and the fact that the 22-year-old Hale End graduate has already made 226 senior appearances, it seems unlikely that he would see a lot of playing time.

Pedro Neto, winger for Wolves

Having said that, it seems to make much more sense to recruit the Portuguese star to give Martinelli a genuine long-term challenge on the left; nevertheless, how do the two compare?

According to analyst and former professional Jamie Carragher, the Old Gold’s “superstar” is the one who excels in terms of production from the previous season.

He only made 24 appearances, but in those 24 games, he scored three goals and supplied eleven assists, or one goal every 1.71 games. On the other hand, the Brazilian averaged a goal involvement every 3.38 games with his eight goals and five assists in 44 appearances.

Now, the Wolves star’s injury history is undoubtedly the biggest disadvantage of signing him. Just last season alone, he missed 19 games for the Midlands side, but were he brought in to challenge for games on the left, he might get more time to rest than he does at Molineux.

For example, the former Ituano gem is an undeniably talented player, and if he can get back to near his best next season, then Arteta would be able to rotate between the two exceptionally dangerous widemen, helping to ensure neither one is overplayed.

Ultimately, Neto is an exhilarating player to watch, and while he’s spent more time on the right in recent seasons, he’s more than capable of playing on the left. Therefore, adding him to Arsenal’s array of dynamic attackers can only help the club’s ambition to end its two-decade title drought.