Emanuel Petit, a Gunners icon, has recommended against Arsenal buying Ousmane Dembele in January and has instead mentioned a superior attacking option.
The Paris Saint-Germain forward, who is failing to live up to the hype at the Parc des Princes, is not a good fit for the team, according to the former Arsenal player. Despite making 13 appearances for the Parisians since joining them in the summer from Barcelona, Dembele has failed to score.
“Dembele is struggling as he’s under massive pressure at PSG,” he stated to OLBG
Rather, Petit supported Arsenal’s pursuit of Ivan Toney, emphasizing the English forward’s valuable contributions to Brentford and his stellar record.
Arsenal ought to pursue him if they have the chance to sign him.”
Toney may be difficult to entice away from the Gtech Stadium, though, as the Bees are firm about their high asking price of £80 million ($97 million).
While Dembele will be looking to get back on track when PSG travels to Italy to play AC Milan in the Champions League on Tuesday, Arsenal will resume action against Newcastle on Saturday night.
