Arsenal: One dream target to sign from every Premier League club

Crystal Palace

In the summer, Arsenal chose to sign Nicolas Pepe, not Wilfried Zaha. Based on his basic numbers from this season, that seems like a sensible decision. Even though Pepe has disappointed, Zaha has only three goals and three assists on the year, which is not exactly what you want from an £80 million winger.

That said, the underlying statistics are more encouraging. He creates a chance per game, averages 1.5 shots per game, and completes around a third of his cross attempts, which is among the highest in the Palace squad and proves that his end product is improving. He is also still a brilliant dribbler.

Of players who have played more than 1000 Premier League minutes, only Allan Saint-Maximin and Adama Traore average more dribbles per 90 minutes. Zaha completes 4.7 dribbles per 90 minutes, which is a sensational number. Only Jack Grealish has been fouled more, yet more proof of his agility and skill, and he is almost unstoppable in a one-on-one situation. Is he worth £80 million? No. But would he be exhilarating and potentially undefinable opposite Pepe? Absolutely.