Arsenal players are closer to the Premier League title by the day. Before the international break, the Gunners defeated Crystal Palace 4-1 and increased the lead over Manchester City to eight points which gave them additional confidence boost. But seeing coach Mikel Arteta’s motivational speeches, it’s clear that the Spaniard is not letting his players get too carried away and start thinking of the Premier League title. Still, it’s not hard to imagine that players are talking about it among themselves and the press is not helping either, with their constant talk of the first title since 2004.💪 Martin Odegaard has won possession in the attacking third (40) at least 9 more times than any other player in Europe’s Top 5 Leagues this season pic.twitter.com/3o42DM2JjZ— WhoScored.com (@WhoScored) March 20, 2023 At that time, current captain Martin Odegaard was only six, but according to him, it’s been his dream to win the title with the Gunners since he was a baby. “It’s been my dream since I was a baby, so of course you can dream. But the main thing is to stay calm, to keep working hard and to keep pushing every day to make sure that we get better every day. I think everyone enjoys it, we are where we want to be. We have to enjoy it. We are in a good position, so we want to enjoy this, and the connection with the fans, within the team, everyone is so together now. So we just have to keep going the same way and keep pushing every day to get better and to stay where we are” said the Norwegian to TalkSport. Odegaard’s love for Arsenal: ‘I’m living my dream. I’m home. And the best is yet to come’And while some are dreaming of the title, the others are far away of North London and won’t come back. In 2019, Arsenal broke their transfer record and brought Nicolas Pepe for 72 million pounds. The record still stands, but not Nicolas. He fell out with coach Mikel Arteta and eventually went back to Nice, where he made a name for himself. He is on a season long loan and the French club, owned by a potential Manchester United buyer Sir Jim Ratcliffe are thinking of buying him from Arsenal. Off course, nobody would come even close to his price tag, but the Gunners already know that, so they are hoping to get at least the third of price paid in 2019, especially since they need funds for new signings and the player is in his last year of contract. Pepe is also believed to be open to the idea, so it seems that some kind of deal could be done in June. ##NAJAVA_MECA_7118221##
