3 Arsenal players who will immediately benefit from Mikel Arteta signing Amadou Onana

Yesterday, Pain in the Arsenal revealed some very exciting news involving Amadou Onana. For those who missed it, it was revealed that the Everton midfielder had joined the list of midfielders being targeted by Mikel Arteta and Arsenal.

Within the article, we dissected the reasons why Amadou Onana would improve Arsenal. But how could he fit into the team before him?

3 Arsenal players who will immediately benefit from Mikel Arteta signing Amadou Onana

Let's take a look, as we analyse the 3 Arsenal players who will immediately benefit from Mikel Arteta signing Amadou Onana.

1. Martin Odegaard

The captain fulfils not just the leadership role, but also the creativity role. Odegaard excels with his range of passing but there are times where he can find himself without anyone to pass to.

As nice as the football is which Arsenal play, there are times where they find themselves needing to go all-out and whack the ball in the box. Onana is going to be a gem in this instance because, in case you didn't know, he is 6"4 (!)

Not only will hie brute height help out with midfield duels and in the defensive half, but what's to say he won't be able to claim one of the swinging balls from Martin Odegaard, either to score a header himself or cushion it to another player?

Speaking of cushioning the ball to another player, I'll speak more about that certain player in the next slide...