A section of the Arsenal supporters believe that the club have a good chance of signing David Alaba in the summer after Bayern Munich’s latest transfer announcement on their website.
The Bundesliga holders recently confirmed that they have signed Lucas Hernandez on a club-record fee ahead of the summer, and this has excited a few Gunners fans, who feel that Alaba could be on the move.
Here are some of the best tweets;
https://twitter.com/walker8701/status/1110947050181591050
Does Hernandez's transfer mean Alaba is coming to Arsenal?🌚🌚
— OT Malone. (@taiwolabode) March 27, 2019
i thought Alaba is going to leave especially after the comments he made last week regarding Arsenal
— Adeel (@balochaj10) March 27, 2019
Now Bayern have signed Lucas Hernandez from Atletico Arsenal HAVE to move for David Alaba, play Kolasinac in front of him at LW and keep Monreal as second choice 🤤 #Afc
— Cai Phillips (@thecaiphillips) March 27, 2019
Anyone else think we should go all out for Alaba now Bayern are getting Hernandez 😇#arsenal
— 🎗A* Gunner🔴⚪️🏆1️⃣4️⃣ (@SortaoptaGunner) March 27, 2019
Since Lucas Hernandez is going to Bayern Munich in the summer, it looks like David Alaba would be leaving. He’s still a quality LB whos 26/27, and grew up an Arsenal fan. If we offered £40m Im sure we could get him
— Will (@GM11Enthusiast) March 27, 2019
Time to join Arsenal 👍
— R (@rw10uk) March 27, 2019
Alaba to Arsenal can happen.
— Tolu (@LuxyTee) March 27, 2019
With the signing of Hernandez, Alaba could be forced to relinquish his left-back role to the Frenchman, though that may not necessarily hamper his gametime.
The 26-year-old may have largely featured on the left side of the defence at Bayern, but he has shown for Austria that he can comfortably slot into an attack-minded or central midfield role.
Elsewhere, Hernandez’s main position of strength remains the central defence and the Frenchman could yet feature in the position without affecting the role of the boyhood Arsenal supporter.
Regardless of this, a move for Alaba appears distant for the Gunners in the summer, given the club could work with a limited £45m kitty, which may not even cover up the fees for the Bayern graduate.
The club’s transfer plans may change with the qualification for next season’s Champions League, but the central defensive and right-back positions appear more of a concern ahead of next season.
Arsenal’s inability to keep regular shutouts could urge the need for a new central defender in the summer. Meanwhile, the right-back or right wing-back role may need more strengthening, given regular choice Hector Bellerin likely to miss the beginning of next term as a result of the long-term knee injury.
