Strengthen the left! Arsenal waits for Rodrigo in the summer window, and Alonso has abandoned him

Last season, Arsenal lost to Liverpool in the Premier League title battle and ranked second again. It is generally believed that inefficient offensive efficiency ultimately leads to the Gunners' failure. Arteta's team scored 22 fewer goals in 38 games last season than last season. Although they lost the same number of games as Slott's side, 14 draws -- five more than Liverpool -- ultimately proved to be expensive. This summer, it is necessary for Arsenal to strengthen its offensive lineup. The club's consensus is that a new No. 9 player needs to be introduced.

Therefore, Arsenal management has been operating the deal between Benjamin Sesco of Leipzig and Yorke Risboa's Yocres of Sporting Lisbon - hoping to sign one of them to compete with Havertz and become the team's offensive core. Cesco has always been the top choice, but Yorkez is still very competitive.

In addition, Arsenal is also struggling to chase an elite left winger. They have Saka on the right, but Martinelli's power on the left has declined, and Arteta believes it's time to upgrade to the Brazilian. This summer window, given the interest of Bayern Munich and Saudi teams, it is not impossible to sell 24-year-old Martinelli.

Nico Williams has been a major target for Arsenal, but the Spanish winger is increasingly likely to join Barcelona. Eze is also on Arsenal's signing radar, but he prefers to be active in the middle, and Crystal Palace wants to pay £68 million in termination terms according to his contract terms. Additionally, Arsenal has been paying close attention to Real Madrid's Rodrigo - and is increasingly confident of reaching a deal. The Brazil international is worth about £70 million and his salary requirements will make him one of Arsenal's top earners. This is undoubtedly an ambitious goal. Rodrigo, who was a long-time starter under Ancelotti, proved that he was not valued under Xavi Alonso in the Club World Cup. The new Real Madrid coach is trying a new system to leave his mark, and during his early trip to the United States, he kept switching between 4-2-3-1, 4-4-2, 4-3-3 and 3-4-2-1. But increasingly, even despite Mbappe's health problems, Rodrigo has basically become a bystander in the United States.

Rodrigo has never started again since his first match against Riyadh Crescent (65th minute). He sat on the bench against Pachuca, who only got over 20 minutes of playing time against Salzburg before staying on the bench in his last 16 victory against Juventus on Tuesday night.

So far, Alonso has been very diplomatic about Rodrigo's role in the club, insisting that "he will be a major player". But the evidence on the field is very strongly suggesting that this is not the case, and people realize that his comments always seem to point to a future that doesn’t seem to come.

Rodrigo is becoming increasingly aware that his days at Real Madrid may be of a handful. But they are willing to see the progress of summer and don't want to rush it. Arsenal is willing to wait. But their chances of convincing Rodrigo to the Premier League and filling the left-wing position they want to upgrade are increasing.