Tottenham Hotspur fans made a lot of noise at the start of the season, but they are still miles off Arsenal.
The rivalry between the two North London clubs has always been fierce, but it has been one-sided lately – Arsenal are unbeaten in their last five games against Spurs, having won four of them.
That is pure domination, so much so that Piers Morgan thinks Tottenham’s stadium should be renamed as Arsenal’s training ground.
Spurs do have some decent players in their squad – Darren Bent has had his say on one of them.
Darren Bent thinks Tottenham’s Dominic Solanke would’ve been a ‘hit’ at Arsenal
Dominic Solanke was on the market in the summer transfer window.
The Englishman had a fine season at Bournemouth in 2023/24. He scored 21 goals and provided five assists in what was a very impressive campaign.
Arsenal were linked with a move to sign Solanke in the summer, but Mikel Arteta decided against bringing in a new striker in the end.
Tottenham were also on the market for a new number nine, and Ange Postecoglou decided to seal a club-record £65 million deal to sign Solanke (Sky Sports).
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The England international has had a decent start at Spurs, scoring three goals and providing two assists in eight appearances so far.
Bent claimed on talkSPORT that he thinks Solanke has been a ‘hit’ at Tottenham. He also went as far as saying he would’ve been successful at Arsenal too had Edu Gaspar and Mikel Arteta signed him.
He said: “Yeah, I think he would have been a hit at Arsenal. For sure.
“Because he has got the right temperament, looks like he wants to continue improving, I have never heard any stories about him being a bad egg.
“Yeah, I think he would have been a hit at Arsenal.”
Would Solanke even start at Arsenal?
Solanke is a good player, we’re not going to dispute that.
The Englishman is tall, strong, good in the air, can hold the ball up and is a decent finisher too. His numbers last season prove that he can deliver in the Premier League.
Arsenal had a look at Solanke and decided that they are better off with what they have – Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Jesus.
The latter is perhaps the one player Solanke would start ahead of at Arsenal – there’s no way he’s displacing either Havertz or Trossard.
The two Arsenal attackers have had a fine start to the season and have done a job for Arteta in different positions.
They are both much more reliable as well and we wouldn’t swap either of them for Solanke.