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Bailey Keogh

Arsenal employ new transfer method after Edu is burned by Kylian Mbappe transfer effect

Arsenal fell victim to Dusan Vlahovic’s goal to repeat Kylian Mbappe’s free-agent strategy, and it is a failure that Edu must learn from in the future.

The Gunners were in desperate need of a striker in the January transfer window after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s omission, and they identified Vlahovic as the main target.

Despite reported attempts to get the striker, the 21-year-old ended up joining Serie A side Juventus instead, with that always being his preferred destination.

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