Fabrizio Romano thinks ‘overpowering’ £42m striker would suit Arsenal

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Fabrizio Romano believes reported Arsenal target Darwin Nunez would really suit the Gunners.

The transfer guru was speaking on Rio Ferdinand Presents FIVE about Manchester United-linked players.

Arsenal are one of several clubs reportedly watching the Benfica and Uruguay star striker.

As well as the Gunners, the likes of United, Spurs and Atletico Madrid have also been linked with Nunez.

West Ham also reportedly made a bid for the 22-year-old in January, but his club turned it down.

With the summer transfer window on the horizon, Romano believes Nunez will have many suitors.

FIVE co-host Joel Beya asked Romano about what strikers are on the Old Trafford shortlist.

The Italian said Nunez was among them, and also commented on Arsenal’s purported interest.

“Darwin Nunez is a player that’s being watched and scouted by United and many other clubs Arsenal and West Ham,” said Romano.

“So I’m sure that he’ll be a big name on the market in the summer.

“He’s a different kind of striker, he’s like a traditional No. 9.

“So he could be a good option for many clubs, like United, Arsenal and, as I mentioned, West Ham.

“(The Hammers) wanted him in January but it’s about the price.

“West Ham on deadline day offered 45m euros (£38m) and Benfica said no, they wanted more than 50m (£42m).”

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Nunez became Benfica’s club-record signing in 2020 when they spent £20.5m to land his signature.

He had previously shone at Almeria, scoring 16 goals and claiming two assists from 30 Spanish second-tier games.

And prior to that, Nunez came through the ranks at Penarol, where he won the Uruguayan league title in 2018.

This season, the 6ft 2in powerhouse is in top form, with a staggering 26 goals and two assists from 33 games.

Scouting site Breaking the Lines sung Nunez’s praises back in 2021.

“Darwin Nunez is a shotgun striker, so to speak,” they wrote.

“His movement menacingly incalculable, whilst his killer instincts remain a factor for his foes to be wary of, worried about, but with little by way of averting the inevitable.

“In no uncertain terms, the inevitable tends to be the Benfica forward’s rocket-fuelled right foot – but his overpowering presence appears in many forms.”

Former Benfica boss Jorge Jesus even described him as a “world-class” striker in the making.