'Dusan Vlahovic would have been the final piece of the Arsenal puzzle' was the regular utterance accompanying Edu and Mikel Arteta’s pursuit for the now Juventus striker.
Arsenal certainly could not be accused of not trying. Whether it was Lucas Torreira or, if reports from Italy are to be believed, £88million, they threw everything at Fiorentina – Vlahovic and his representatives were not convinced, and he was soon sold to Juventus.
Vlahovic could well have been the perfect answer to the problems posed by Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s untidy departure. He would certainly have offered much needed breathing space and relief for the fledgling contract situations of Eddie Nketiah and Alexandre Lacazette.
