Arsenal kicked off 2025 in the best way possible on Wednesday night with a comfortable win away to one of the best-attacking teams in the Premier League, Brentford.
Mikel Arteta’s side went 1-0 down early on, but they remained composed and showed their quality by regaining parity in the first half and putting another two past the Bees in the second.
There were brilliant performances across the pitch for the visitors, but one of the stand-outs was, once again, Gabriel Jesus, who scored the goal that kickstarted the Gunners’ comeback.
The Brazilian has been in fine form over the last month, so reports linking the club to another striker who shares a few similarities with him should intrigue fans.
Arsenal transfer news
According to a recent report from Football Transfers, Arsenal considered making a move for Manchester United forward Marcus Rashford this year.
More interestingly, while the report claims that ‘a lot of pieces would have to fall into place for a move to materialise,’ it has also revealed that the Gunners have been contacted by the player’s representatives.
A loan is out of the question according to the story, and as things stand, the North Londoners would be unwilling to pay anything more than £25m for the Englishman, with any potential purchase being made with a view to him coming in initially as a squad player.
This feels very much like a transfer that’s unlikely to happen at this moment in time, but there is still a long way to go this month, and with contact already made, there is clearly something here.
More to the point, however, where this might be a move not to necessarily excite the fans, there are certainly some similarities between Rashford and Jesus that are undeniable, and the latter is in a fine vein of form at present.
Rashford’s similarities to Jesus
So, before we get onto a couple of upsides to signing Rashford this year – yes, there are some – let’s examine his similarities to Jesus.
So, the first is that, like the Brazilian, the United ace is a forward who has been played down the middle and out widefor significant portions of his career.
This flexibility is also surely something that would ingratiate him to Arteta, who has shown over his tenure how much he appreciates players who can play in multiple positions.
Now, the second similarity is not necessarily a good one, but it’s a similarity nonetheless, and that is the fact that both forwards have been deemed surplus to requirements by one of the two main Manchester clubs.
| Rashford vs Martinelli vs Trossard | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Rashford | Martinelli | Trossard |
| Appearances | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Minutes | 1500′ | 1705′ | 1433′ |
| Goals | 7 | 6 | 4 |
| Assists | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Goal Involvements per Match | 0.41 | 0.32 | 0.26 |
| Minutes per Goal Involvement | 150′ | 213.12′ | 204.71 |
| All Stats via Transfermarkt | |||
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