Arsenal must accelerate Kenan Yildiz deal as eyecatching new stats emerge

Arsenal-linked Kenan Yildiz delivered a goalscoring display for Juventus on Tuesday as they overcame Palermo 2-0 in their pre-season friendly.

The winger has been heavily linked with a move to the Emirates this summer after a very impressive 2025-26 campaign.

Reports have indicated that Arsenal will have to submit a bid worth over £85.7million this summer if they want to get hold of the 21-year-old.

However, as each week passes, this looks like more and more of a bargain, with Yildiz continuing to impress for the Old Lady.

The Turkey international netted the opening goal on Tuesday with a lovely side-footed finish in the back of the net.

Now, Mikel Arteta has to look to make a move for Yildiz, with the winger once again showing just how good he is.

Kenan Yildiz shines in Juventus pre-season win 

Yildiz has no doubt emerged as one of Europe’s best upcoming talents this summer.

While Juventus have no desire to sell the attacker, Arsenal are likely to test this resolve.

This is of little surprise, considering how good the attacking midfielder is, and his qualities were on show yet again against Palermo.

Overall, according to Fotmob on 11 August, Yildiz completed 94 per cent of his passes, had two shots, one of which was on target, had four touches in the opposition box, completed three passes into the final third, won one foul and made five recoveries.

This was no doubt an impressive display, and shows exactly why Arsenal should make the attacker their top priority in the remaining weeks of the transfer window.

Who else are Arsenal interested in this summer?

Football Insider has exclusively revealed that Arsenal are ready to rival Liverpool for Bradley Barcola this summer.

The PSG winger has been heavily linked with a move to Anfield in recent weeks.

However, Arsenal are believed to have the financial capability to rival the Reds to the forward this transfer window.

PSG values Barcola at around £145m, which could cause an issue for the Gunners, who only value him at around £100m.

Nevertheless, it remains to be seen who will win the race to Barcola going into the final weeks of the transfer window.