Transfer Update - How good is Higuain ?

Higuain celebrates scoring for Real Madrid and stands to become Arsenal's record signing at £20Million+

The time has come!

With the summer transfer window on the horizon, much speculation has been floating over North London in particular. Its that time of the year when every Arsenal fan with a twitter account believes he is "In the know" and has that "Inside source" or "My dads gardener knows someone". But to be perfectly honest, a rumour or completed deal is not legitimate unless it has come from Sky Sports News.

One name that has been mentioned quite often is Gonzalo Higuain. Yes, I said it... Gonzalo Higuain.

How good is he? 

After scoring 28 goals in 43 games for both club and country, Higuain has deservedly made himself one of the most high profile, prolific strikers in the world. Over the past few weeks, I've heard various different people say he isn't what we need, he lacks in pace and the doesn't pose a huge threat. Looking at the situation as a whole, Higuain plays for Real Madrid, one of the greatest footballing sides in footballing history and I can assure you, if he was not good enough he would not be playing for them. 

Being a busy man and all, I wasn't able to watch the majority of Higuain's matches, however, I saw the odd game here and there and use a thing called YouTube. So here is a short YouTube video compiling all of Higuain's greatest goals. Watch here. 

Having watched many videos and seeing him play, the Argentine would be the game changer for Arsenal if the deal was to go through. He may not be lightning quick but its his footballing brain that separates himself from the others. It comes as an advantage to a striker if they have speed and strength, but the top strikers are the ones that are able to use their brain faster than others. This is where Higuain becomes deadly. 

At every footballing level, having the mind for the game gives you a leg up above everyone else and this is Higuain's forte. He isn't the fastest of players, however he is able to use his mind to create that extra space to run into or to create that extra yard to get a shot away. Being a defender back in the day, it was always difficult to mark the clever strikers and Gonzalo is an example of this. 

His ability to make space for himself allows him to use his short burst of pace to get past the defence leaving everyone for good. (If you watched the video you would see this very often). Once hes past the defence, the rest is history. He is clinical infront of goal and has no problem scoring. 

Over the years, many people have stereotyped Arsenal to be the ones who "Try and walk the ball into the net", but Higuain can change that seeing as though he has a left and right foot and can score from distance.

Lets hope and pray. 

We can all see that Higuain is good enough for the Premier League and is the man that can introduce some silverware into our lives. He is a proven world class striker and just what we need.

It is believed that a fee of around £22-£25 Million has been agreed with wages and personal terms standing at £100,000-£130,00, but new manager Carlo Ancelotti believes Higuain may still have a future at the club leaving the transfer at a slight stand still.

However frustrating it may be to have not won a trophy for nearly 9 years, it is great to see the club finally showing some ambition and realising that football has become something else in our modern day. 

All we can do now is wait...

Up the Gunners

Keep the Faith 

Arsene Wagner