{"id":47698,"date":"2022-12-09T11:14:31","date_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:14:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/?p=47698"},"modified":"2022-12-09T11:14:32","modified_gmt":"2022-12-09T19:14:32","slug":"opinion-edu-would-have-inside-track-on-30-year-old-arsenal-striker-target-amid-jesus-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.persianfootball.com\/news\/2022\/12\/09\/opinion-edu-would-have-inside-track-on-30-year-old-arsenal-striker-target-amid-jesus-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Opinion: Edu would have inside track on 30-year-old Arsenal striker target amid Jesus injury"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

HITC – LONDON, Arsenal have shown an interest in\u00a0Mehdi Taremi\u00a0and he may be a player to look at again in light of Gabriel Jesus suffering a knee injury.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gunners went into the World Cup break with one big hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sure, everyone connected to Arsenal would have wanted to see Gunners players thrive in Qatar, but the big hope was that everybody would return to North London unscathed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sadly, that isn\u2019t going to happen as striker Gabriel Jesus has picked up a knee injury with Brazil and now faces months on the sidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That\u2019s an enormous blow for Mikel Arteta and co, and one that may lead Edu to explore the transfer market in January for another striking option.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arsenal have shown an interest in Mehdi Taremi<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That brings us back to January 2022, when Edu was offered the chance to sign Porto striker Mehdi Taremi.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reports from CBS Sports suggested\u00a0that Taremi was offered up to Arsenal as they chased a new striker but Edu preferred to wait and sign Jesus over the summer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Now Jesus is injury, the pressure will be on Eddie Nketiah but adding an experienced striker like Taremi may not be the worst idea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 30-year-old scored twice against England at the World Cup and was a nuisance to Wales and the USA in Iran\u2019s following games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Look at Taremi\u2019s record for Porto this season; in 19 games, he has racked up 13 goals and eight assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taremi has even played in from the left flank, giving some versatility to Arsenal if they need it once Jesus returns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taremi appears to still be on Edu\u2019s radar;\u00a0A Bola reported\u00a0in October that Arsenal and Chelsea are both interested in signing him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An interesting connection here is that Edu worked as part of Carlos Queiroz\u2019s Iran coaching staff at the 2014 World Cup in Brazil as utilised Corinthians\u2019 facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Taremi wasn\u2019t in that squad but Edu will surely still have a direct line to Queiroz to ask him about and assess Taremi\u2019s suitability for a January move to England.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Based on the World Cup and his Porto displays, it\u2019s hard to argue that Taremi doesn\u2019t deserve a Premier League chance, whether it\u2019s Arsenal or elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If Arsenal could pull off a loan with option to buy for Taremi, that could be ideal; bringing in a player Edu appears to like without committing to a long-term deal for a player in his 30\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether Porto would be keen is another matter, but it\u2019s worth exploring for Arsenal if they chase a short-term solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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