{"id":529937,"date":"2023-10-09T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/?p=529937"},"modified":"2023-10-09T07:00:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T06:00:00","slug":"agbonlahor-tells-arsenal-to-seal-perfect-pedro-neto-deal-after-new-january-reveal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/agbonlahor-tells-arsenal-to-seal-perfect-pedro-neto-deal-after-new-january-reveal\/","title":{"rendered":"Agbonlahor tells Arsenal to seal &#8216;perfect&#8217; Pedro Neto deal after new January reveal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Gabby Agbonlahor<\/strong> <strong>has insisted Wolves star Pedro Neto would be the &#8220;perfect&#8221; addition for Arsenal in the coming transfer windows.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The former Aston Villa striker, speaking exclusively to <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>, claimed the 23-year-old can provide &#8220;proper backup&#8221; for wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka &#8211; who are currently sidelined through injury.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Neto has been widely linked with long-term admirers Arsenal once again following his stellar start to the 2023-24 campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"660\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit-1024x660.jpeg\" alt=\"Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-467749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit-1024x660.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit-300x194.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit-768x495.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit-1140x735.jpeg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit-750x484.jpeg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2022\/10\/Bukayo-Saka-away-kit.jpeg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Portugal international has been one of the best players in the Premier League this term, notching one goal and four assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Football Insider <\/strong>revealed on Monday (2 October) that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/revealed-wolves-stance-on-selling-arsenal-target-pedro-neto-in-january-sources\/\">Wolves are unwilling to let Neto leave the club in January amid continued interest from the Gunners.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is under contract at Molineux until June 2027 after penning a big-money, multi-year extension last year (2022).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The winger cost a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/pedro-neto\/transfers\/spieler\/487465\/transfer_id\/2587127\">reported<\/a>&nbsp;fee of around \u00a316million when he joined from Lazio in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Agbonlahor told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong>\u2019s Ewan Kingsbury: <em>\u201cThey need proper backup for Saka and Martinelli.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cTrossard, Vieira and Smith Rowe &#8211; these are all good players, but there\u2019s no one with that blistering pace.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cNeto has shown that. He\u2019s had a tough two years with injury, but he\u2019s got that.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cHe would suit Arsenal perfectly if they could get him in.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"703\" src=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2-1024x703.jpg\" alt=\"Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-510855\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2-1024x703.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2-768x527.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2-1140x783.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2-750x515.jpg 750w, https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/static\/uploads\/1\/2023\/05\/Arteta-1200-\u00d7-824px-2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.transfermarkt.co.uk\/bukayo-saka\/profil\/spieler\/433177\">Saka<\/a> and Martinelli are both on the treatment table as Sunday&#8217;s (8 October) crunch game with table-toppers Man City approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arsenal sit third in the Premier League and are one of two sides with an unbeaten record in the top-flight this term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In other news,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-smith-rowe-transfer-pact-with-arsenal-revealed\/\">midfielder\u2019s transfer pact with Arsenal revealed.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gabby Agbonlahor has insisted Wolves star Pedro Neto would be the &#8220;perfect&#8221; addition for Arsenal in the coming transfer windows. The former Aston Villa striker, speaking exclusively to Football Insider, claimed the 23-year-old can provide &#8220;proper backup&#8221; for wingers Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka &#8211; who are currently sidelined through injury. 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