2 – Statement Of Intent
We can go on and on about the statistics, but ultimately what this signing will bring is a statement to the Gunners title rivals.
Arsene Wenger has been due a big signing in recent years and getting his hands on a PFA Player of the Year will certainly satisfy the unsettled supporters ahead of a make or break season.
United are on the verge of getting Pogba, Guardiola has money to spend for fun and Chelsea are looking for revenge, so it’s more important than ever to get off to a flying start.
Not only has Mahrez got an established Premier League identity, his presence in the side is never in doubt and he’s shown his form was not just a one month wonder.
Splashing out on the big boys is what you have to do now and Wenger is slowly realising that having picked up Cech, Ozil and Alexis in the last three years.
Mahrez is just another piece of that ever-growing jigsaw that could well turn Arsenal from a good team to a great team, and that’s what you need.
If it wasn’t for him, Leicester would have been 19 points worse off last season, that’s a massive deficit that would’ve seen them finish outside a European spot.
He wins you games, and no defender wants to play against him, that is what Wenger has to understand because players like him are incredibly rare to be up for grabs.
If and when we do get him, it’ll show the critics, rival clubs and fans that we mean business this season in all areas of the campaign, not just the Premier League.