Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Celtic striker Odsonne Edouard in the summer and as per Charlie Nicholas, the Gunners could use Kieran Tierney’s knowledge in securing a move.
Tierney and Odsonne Edouard have worked together at Celtic last season and both of them have a very great rapport. So according to Nicholas, Arteta will be questioning the full-back regarding the Frenchman’s characteristics both on and off the pitch.
Nicholas told Sky Sports: “If Arsenal are genuinely interested in Edouard, it would be a crazy scenario if Mikel Arteta and his staff were not questioning Tierney about the player’s qualities.
“When Tierney’s fit, he’s very much an attacking full-back. He could see Edouard’s movement, and he could drill balls into his feet.
“He got quite a lot of assists for Edouard during his time at Celtic, knows the quality of the player and he’s improved this season.
“Would he be brought in based on the link-up working before? No, that would not be the case because we have yet to really see Tierney for any significant period of time due to injuries.
“But they would certainly be asking him about his character and what gets him motivated.
“The crux of the matter is whether he would be fair value at £40m for Arsenal. The only way for me he would is if Lacazette or Aubameyang were to leave.”
While we can understand why Nicholas would come to this conclusion but we don’t think Arteta would want to rely on the advice of a 22-year-old more so when he himself is struggling to cope with life in the Premier League.
Odsonne Edouard is without a doubt a fine goal-scoring talent but he will surely need time to adjust to life in England and this is where the major problem lies.
The Gunners would need to bring in someone who can immediately start firing on all cylinders and not take one full season to cosy himself up.
