7 Arsenal midfield transfer targets to watch during international break

Orkun Kokcu – Feyenoord & Turkey

Someone who may be familiar to Arsenal fans is Orkun Kökçü, who the club have been tracking relentlessly for over a year now.

Even when Mesut Ozil was still at the club the hype surrounding the young Turk persisted. With technical craftiness, a meticulously tuned tactical brain and bags of energy and commitment, he’s someone who looks set to be a major star in the future.

Having spent his entire career in the Netherlands, the above traits have come natural to him.

In Arteta’s desired Arsenal system, which is believed to be a 4-3-3 in the long-term but currently sets up as a 4-2-3-1 with all manner of flexibility, Kökçü’s own versatility would suit perfectly. He started out at Feyenoord playing in the No. 10 role, but the club have switched to a 4-3-3 this season where he’s been given license to roam as a No. 8 on the left side of the midfield trio.

Is that due to him being left-footed? Nope. Because he’s one of the most two-footed players on the continent. It’s an easy comparison to make, yet he’s like Santi Cazorla in how ambipedal he is. Watching him play you can’t tell which foot he favours.

Far from the finished article, sure, he nonetheless could come on the cheap this summer with the 20-year-old’s fee slashed to a measly £10m.