Thursday, April 25, 2024

Video analysis: Scamacca to Arsenal – What type of striker is he and how would he fit in at Arsenal?

We are excited to bring you the latest transfer short from The Fresh Arsenal Show – looking at Gianluca Scamacca of Sassuolo and Italy. The striker has been heavily linked with a bid from Arsenal in the last week or two. Oli (PB) looks at what type of striker he is, where his strengths and weaknesses lie and whether or not he’d be a good signing. Watch the video below. 

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Scamacca scored 16 Serie A goals in his 25 starts and 11 sub-apps this season for Sassuolo. Reports from Italian sources like CalcioMercato have suggested that Arsenal have lodged a £30million bid for Scamacca, who is also wanted by a host of Italian clubs including Inter Milan. 

Scamacca is clearly quite a different physical profile to many of the club’s other reported targets for a new striker. Standing at 6ft 5′ he is more aerially dominant but clearly less athletic than the likes of Gabriel Jesus.

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