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Ousmane Dembele's rumour of a transfer to Arsenal is getting stronger day by day. He would certainly be a great addition to the squad and there is no reason why Emery wouldn't want him at Arsenal. But one question that always revolves around my mind is that why would he wish to come to Arsenal, leaving the best club in the world?
Recently, the links have got even stronger as The Sun reports that Barcelona are eyeing a swap deal for Dembele. This can be true as Segura is against the signing of Thiago for Ramsey's style of play matches with Barcelona. Barcelona are in search of a midfielder and Ramsey won't be a bad choice at all.
Arsenal are looking for an out-and-out winger since the start of the transfer window, and they were also linked to Coman. But the Bayern winger seems likely to stay, as he is seen as the successor to Ribery. With the signing of Malcom, Dembele sure must have felt irritated and according to Sport, Dembele's representatives have informed the club about their discomfort at the signing of Malcom, who has similar characteristics as the Frenchman.
Emery made some early signings and has done pretty well in the transfer market, signing players, who were needed by the club -- Sokratis, Torreira, and Lichsteiner. Arsenal required a midfielder who could bring the balance and stability in the midfield, and Torreira is a great choice.
He provides a high work rate and is a dead-ball specialist. Sokratis and Lichtsteiner, on the other hand, are great additions to the squad after Arsenal suffered on the defending aspect, conceding nearly 100 goals in just the past two seasons.
However, this year Arsenal look to be more stable and strong, because Emery has done good business with the squad. He has made the required changes and is not ruling out any more transfers.
Dembele will likely join on-loan, as Arsenal won't be able to afford his transfer fees and salary. But the point of this article is to explain why Dembele should choose Arsenal out of all the top European clubs, despite the fact that he would miss out on Champions League football this year.
#4 Arrival of Malcom
Barcelona lately hijacked the deal from Roma for former Bordeaux player, Malcom. Roma had confirmed that they had agreed to a deal with Bordeaux for Malcom for a fee of €36 million. But the late interest from Barca made Bordeaux change their minds as the Catalan side were offering €41 million plus add-ons, and therefore Malcom didn't travel to Roma for his medical.
Malcom possesses similar characteristics to Dembele. They are both right wingers, can also play on the left, and are left-footed players as well. Dembele must be disappointed by the signing of Malcom, but the sole reason for signing Malcom will be better depth. The latter has been performing quite well in the pre-season games, whereas Dembele is enjoying his vacations.
Malcom's arrival is a serious threat to Dembele's starting position and this could lead to not getting enough game time, which was the same case for Dembele last season. Two years without playing as a starter, including the 2018-19 season, could eventually get him further down the pecking order for Euro 2020.
#3 Joining his former teammate Aubameyang
Dembele's time at Dortmund has arguably been the best year of his career, providing his teammates with 14 assists and 8 goals in just 38 games. Surprisingly, it was his first year at Dortmund.
And even more surprisingly, he had assisted Aubameyang 10 times in all Bundesliga games in a single season, considering the fact that they have never played together before and the 2016-17 season was their first together.
Dembele and Aubameyang's coordination and understanding were far better than any of the Bundesliga duos, and no BVB fan expected them to leave just next year. Auba has some great positioning skills, and despite his weak physicality, he has managed to score some beautiful headers.
He would absolutely love to have Dembele at Arsenal and could probably help the Arsenal transfer team in convincing Dembele to join the North London side. A healthy offer from the Emirates could certainly bring him to England.
With Dembele, Arsenal will look way stronger. The most likely system would be a 4-3-3, with Auba and Dembele on the wings with Lacazette. The team can completely depend on the front three for goals.
Dembele creates amazing goal-scoring chances, and Aubameyang has been a top striker for his clubs and country. Lacazette hasn't got enough chances at international level, but the Frenchman has scored 20+ goals in every season he played for Lyon. He has scored some quality goals for Arsenal too, and his partnership with Aubameyang can be of great help for the North London side.
#2 Moving into a more competitive league
The English Premier League is arguably the most competitive football league, as none of the teams has won back-to-back league titles since 2010. Juventus, PSG and Bayern are crowned as champions almost every other year from their respective leagues, with either Real Madrid or Barcelona winning the La Liga almost every season. But the 'top 6' clubs from the English Premier League make it the most difficult league, as EPL is never won by just one or two clubs every year.
His starting position would be firm at Arsenal. Carrying a struggling club on one's young shoulders is certainly a difficult task, but also a tempting one.
#1 Earning himself a spot in France's starting XI at Euro 2020
Dembele was a starter at all the World Cup 2018 games for France, till the group stages. Against Australia, the 3-man attack of Dembele-Griezmann-Mbappe backfired and since then, Giroud was brought into the squad and Dembele was dropped. They switched to a 4-3-2-1.
Being a Dembele fan, I wished he got more minutes in all games, with Mbappe coming out for him, but he was benched for whole games on almost every match day, after the group stages.
Mbappe is a great player and benching him for the RW position will be difficult. However, Dembele has to try and get the LW position. Deschamps needs to trust him for the LW position and for that, Dembele needs to improve his game immensely, especially his defending abilities.
Matuidi provides stability between attack and defence, whereas Dembele doesn't. Despite the fact that Dembele is more deadly on the flanks, Deschamps won't take any chances at Euro 2020, and will certainly look to add one more trophy to his name.
