Arsenal Transfer Rumors: Sergio Aguero, The Fathomable Coup

Arsenal probably don’t need another striker, but how often do you get the chance to sign Sergio Aguero? This is not an unrealistic move and should be explored.

I go back and forth over whether Arsenal need a striker. On the surface we absolutely don’t. We have four plausible strikers that all have a unique skill set. And in terms of money, I’d much rather see that money go towards something we actually need.

Related: Arsenal’s 30 Greatest Players Ever

But then I get to thinking about a magical world where money doesn’t matter and Arsenal is always looking to upgrade. This is a magical world that may not be all that far away. Wenger (assuming he signs his two year extension) has shown ruthlessness in his signings lately. Petr Cech when David Ospina had proven himself? Granit Xhaka after Mohamed Elneny had only had half a season?

It isn’t impossible that Wenger could look to invest in an upgrade, especially with Alexis Sanchez’s future in question.

Standing there, or sitting rather, is Sergio Aguero. Long heralded as the best striker in the Premier League and a long-time foe of our Gunners, the Manchester City striker has found himself on the bad side of Pep Guardiola, which, ask a slew of players, is not a good place to be. Samuel Eto’o and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, for instance, fell on the wrong side of the Pep’s feelings.

These feelings were traced in a great piece by Daniel Taylor the Guardian, check that out for more details.

There is one thing that Pep doesn’t lack, and that is confidence in his way of doing things. Aguero burst out of the gates to start the Citizens immaculate early season streak, but has since been replaced by Gabriel Jesus. Which, by the way, if there is another thing we know about Pep, it’s that he likes to do things his way. Aguero was not his way. Jesus is.

There is an ongoing debate over whether or not Aguero will stay to fight for his place or seek a new home. There is going to be an even bigger question over whether or not Pep would sell him to a direct rival like Arsenal.

More from Pain in the Arsenal

It’s hard to judge this from the Pepster’s past as well, because he has only ever coached Barcelona and Bayern Munich, where such mores don’t really happen (unless it’s from Dortmund to Bayern, a move that Pep mastered).

So speculating on whether he would sell to Arsenal is purely that – speculation. Still, given his mad confidence and his faith in his own brand, I can’t see why Aguero wouldn’t just go to the highest bidder, even if that bidder is Arsene Wenger (or Diego Simeone, or Massimiliano Allegri, or some random guy).

Wenger has said that he wants Alexis to be Arsenal’s Aguero, so if the option is there, why not just make Aguero Arsenal’s Aguero and let Alexis be our Alexis (assuming he stays). And even if he doesn’t, then we will still have Aguero, and that’s a pretty swell consolation prize, seeing as how we know what he can do in the Prem, because a lot of what he can do has been done against the Gunners.

Next: Arsenal's 30 Greatest Transfers Of Past 30 Years

I call this a ‘coup’ because to Arsenal, it would be. But in order for it to actually happen, it would have to be perceived as less than that by Guardiola, which, again, given his style, isn’t too bizarre to fathom.

Home/Arsenal Transfer Rumours