Three reasons why Arsenal should sign Juan Cuadrado from Fiorentina in this Summer Transfer Window
As I write this, Arsenal are yet to host Liverpool in the fifth round of the FA Cup at the Emirates later on Sunday. With the Premier League slowly but surely getting out of grip from the Gunners with each passing game and the Champions League clash in the knockout stages against Bayern Munich looking too tall a wall to climb, Arsene Wenger’s men may continue their trophy drought, a phase that has now lasted over the last eight ‘barren’ years.
Arsenal’s wafer thin squad has been time and again exposed over the course of the campaign and Arsene Wenger’s reluctance to splash the cash might just be the difference between a piece of silverware and an empty cabinet. With the newly signed PUMA deal, Wenger will most probably handed an enormous transfer kitty in the summer, he needs to sign players who can invigorate a major title challenge or a cup fight for the next campaign. One such dazzling talent is Italian side Fiorentina’s Juan Cuadrado. Here, we present three reasons why Wenger should splash the cash for the highly rated Columbian.
1. Persistence for the right player to enhance the squad depth
If major tabloids are to be believed, the Gunners are planning to move in and offer £15million for him in the summer with Wenger being a huge admirer of the youngster. Cuadrado continues to catch the eye with an array of fine performances for Fiorentina and being blessed with the ability to run past defenders, as if he weren’t there is one of his major strengths. The Columbian has blistering pace, trickery up his sleeve and the willingness to take defenders on, a rare sight given his age and experience. So far this season he had bagged 6 goals and 7 assists (including internationals) which is a decent stat.