Arsenal target Michael Olise has now surpassed Martin Odegaard on the Premier League assists chart after a 5-1 win.
What is the story?
Well, it was the Daily Mail who revealed in January that Arsenal were monitoring the France Under-21 international.
Now, Mikel Arteta and Edu probably want to bring No. 7 Crystal Palace to the Emirates Stadium.
Olise played a key role as the London men's players scored a stunning 5-1 win over Leeds at Elland Road on Sunday. After 45 minutes of quietly opening the scoring, the 21-year-old took a 1-1 lead to help Crystal Palace score four goals in the second half, assisting three of them.
Olise made a superb cross for Jordan Ayew to make it 2-1 before passing a beautiful pass to Eberechi Eze to give the Eagles a 3-1 lead.
Arsenal's goal then kept his composure to put Odsonne Edouard in the net, helping the Frenchman make it 4-1 against Crystal Palace.
Michael Olise, the youngest player in Premier League history to assist 3 goals in an open game. #CPFC pic.twitter.com/f1BoAu5pI9
- Crystal Palace FC (@CPFC) April 10, 2023
Impressively, Olise earned a perfect 10 on WhoScored for her performance, which is no easy feat. He also broke records, becoming the youngest Premier League player in history to score three assists in a single game.
Olise currently has eight assists in 29 Premier League appearances this season - only Kevin De Bruyne, Bukayo Saka and Leandro Trossard have more assists with 14, 10 and 9 respectively.
Crystal Palace's outstanding player - as noted above - has surpassed Odegaard's total of 7 assists, while he also has more than Mohamed Salah, Christian Eriksen, Bruno Fernandes and Jack Grealish.
Arsenal will certainly be very hungry for Olise
A player like Olise doesn't come around very often and in terms of similarities to Saka, there is perhaps no striker more similar to the England international than in the Premier League.
A left-footed striker playing on the right wing is a rare type of player - that's why Manchester United paid £86m to sign Antony from Ajax in September. armory
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Olise - whom Crystal Palace paid just £8m for - is a real gem, and Arteta can certainly turn him into one of England's best players, in the same way he did with Gabriel Martinelli and Saka.
If the Gunners can find a way to attract young Crystal Palace star to north London, Arsenal's attack will be even more direct and dangerous.
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