As it is, Arsenal’s season is already beginning to unravel, which may not be the news supporters want to hear.

Mikel Arteta’s team is now in fourth place in the Premier League and 12th place in the Champions League, having only won one of their last five games, an EFL Cup match against Championship opponents.

The Gunners need a big adjustment in the upcoming months to get back on track, but it’s too soon to call the season over.

The transfer window is quickly approaching, which is fantastic news because they have been connected to a very talented young player who may end up being their next Mesut Özil.

News about transfers to Arsenal
Recent sources from Spain claim that Arsenal is very interested in signing Arda Güler, a young player from Real Madrid who is highly interesting.The Turkish international is reportedly unhappy in the Spanish capital due to his lack of playing time, and the Gunners are attempting to take advantage of this discontent in a move reminiscent of Martin Odegaard’s in January 2021.

According to the article, any January deal would probably be a loan, but the Emirates are still holding out hope that Arteta can persuade the young player that North London is the right place for him to call home, just as he did with the Norwegian three years prior.

Although this possible deal has many moving elements, Arsenal should aim to sign Guler in the new year and then see if they can convince him to stay for the long run because he might be the long-term successor to their previous number 10, Özil.

Why Güler might replace Özil at Arsenal

Güler can play as an attacking midfielder or a right-winger, but it appears highly doubtful that he would take Bukayo Saka’s place. If he were to join Arsenal, he would most likely play in the middle of the park.

This would, in turn, see him follow in the footsteps of Odegaard and Özil, who both swapped Madrid for Islington and while they did so in different eras for the club, they both more than made their mark.

For instance, on the day of the September 2013 transfer deadline, the German became the Gunners’ record signing.Although this possible deal has many moving elements, Arsenal should aim to sign Guler in the new year and then see if they can convince him to stay for the long run because he might be the long-term successor to their previous number 10, Özil.Why Güler might replace Özil at ArsenalGüler can play as an attacking midfielder or a right-winger, but it appears highly doubtful that he would take Bukayo Saka’s place. If he were to join Arsenal, he would most likely play in the middle of the park.

Over the following seven and a half years, he made 254 appearances, scored 44 goals, provided 75 assists and won three FA Cups.

Whereas, in his three and a half years at the club, Arteta’s current captain has made 158 appearances, in which he’s scored 35 goals and provided 26 assists, although he’s yet to win anything.

So, if Güler, whom analyst Ben Mattinson claims could become “Ballon D’Or level,” does follow in their footsteps, why is he more likely to become the next Özil and not the next Odegaard?

The first reason is that, like the 2014 World Cup winner, the 19-year-old “generational talent,” as dubbed by journalist Dean Jones, is far more accustomed to playing in a more attacking midfield role when in the middle of the park.

In contrast, the Drammen-born star has played just under a third of his Arsenal games in central midfield, and as the number on the back of his shirt suggests, he tends to drop a little deeper in build-up and often moves out to the right in attack.

On top of that, while the 36-year-old ex-pro was born in Gelsenkirchen, he never hid his love for his Turkish roots and even spent a good amount of time playing in the country before retiring, including for Fenerbahce, which is where Los Blancos’ Turkish gem played before joining them.