{"id":130376,"date":"2025-05-25T10:11:09","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:11:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/130376\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:11:09","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T10:11:09","slug":"why-arsenal-and-tottenham-need-to-hurry-on-42m-deal-for-special-premier-league-forward-it-would-be-a-bargain-transfer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/130376\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Arsenal and Tottenham need to hurry on \u00a342m deal for &#8216;special&#8217; Premier League forward, it would be a bargain transfer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal will both be playing Champions League football next season and are both in need of elite upgrades in the attacking areas.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/ange-postecoglou\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ange Postecoglou\u2019s<\/a> Spurs certainly need to consider improving their attack as, despite winning the Europa League, their form in the Premier League has been quite abysmal.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/mikel-arteta\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mikel Arteta\u2019s<\/a> team have come up short yet again in the Premier League title race and require greater firepower in attack.<\/p>\n<p>One player who could be available for transfer this summer is <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/brighton-and-hove-albion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Brighton and Hove Albion<\/a> winger Kaoru Mitoma, who could be perfect for both North London clubs.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-2191846151-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Photo by Shaun Brooks - CameraSport via Getty Images\" class=\"wp-image-938231\" \/>Photo by Shaun Brooks \u2013 CameraSport via Getty ImagesTottenham and Arsenal should consider \u00a342m Kaoru Mitoma move<\/p>\n<p>Bayern Munich are targeting a move for Brighton\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/kaoru-mitoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaoru Mitoma<\/a> and have been told a move could be possible for just \u00a342 million, according to Florian Plettenberg.<\/p>\n<p>The Seagulls are keen to keep the winger, however, top clubs are circling and could make it very tricky for them to keep hold of him.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\udea8\ud83c\udd95 Max Eberl and Christoph Freund have already met personally with Kaoru <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Mitoma?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#Mitoma<\/a>\u2019s agents as revealed yesterday.<br \/>Mitoma has signalled that he would be open to a move! <\/p>\n<p>\u26a0\ufe0f FC Bayern have been informed that a transfer could be possible for around \u20ac50 million.<\/p>\n<p>Brighton are keen\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jb9e1mVlsL\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/jb9e1mVlsL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Florian Plettenberg (@Plettigoal) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Plettigoal\/status\/1926373510487719996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">May 24, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>View Tweet<\/p>\n<p><strong>TBR Football <\/strong>revealed back in February that <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/kaoru-mitoma-informs-brighton-over-his-stance-on-leaving-with-two-european-giants-wanting-to-sign-him\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitoma was open to leaving Brighton<\/a> and that he was keen to play in the Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>Tottenham and Arsenal would find it tricky competing with Bayern should the German champions make their move, but both Premier League clubs should be targeting the 28-year-old if he\u2019s available for just \u00a342m.<\/p>\n<p>The Japanese international has been an outstanding performer over recent times in England\u2019s top flight, with his manager Fabian Hurzeler describing him as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.premierleague.com\/news\/4245298\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">\u201cspecial talent\u201d<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/saudi-club-will-now-try-to-sign-150m-arsenal-target-after-missing-out-on-kaoru-mitoma\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mitoma, who has been targeted by Saudi<\/a>, has long been threatening to earn a big move away from the South Coast and this could be the summer it finally happens for him.<\/p>\n<p>The Bundesliga currently looks like his most likely destination, although Spurs and the Gunners should at least be testing the waters to see if a deal is possible. <\/p>\n<p>Kaoru Mitoma\u2019s stats compared to Son Heung-min and Gabriel Martinelli<\/p>\n<p>Mitoma could transform the left winger spot for both teams, offering an upgrade on <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/son-heung-min\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Son Heung-min<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/tbrfootball.com\/topic\/gabriel-martinelli\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gabriel Martinelli<\/a>.<\/p>\n<tr>\n<td\/>\n<td>Karou Mitoma<\/td>\n<td>Son Heung-min<\/td>\n<td>Gabriel Martinelli<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Apps<\/td>\n<td>40<\/td>\n<td>46<\/td>\n<td>50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Goals<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Assists<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<p>Karou Mitoma\u2019s stats this season compared to Son Heung-min and Gabriel Martinelli<\/p>\n<p>The Brighton forward has matched Son\u2019s goal tally having played fewer matches than the South Korean captain and beaten Martinelli\u2019s goals.<\/p>\n<p>Should the winger be added to a team with better players, his numbers could continue to improve \u2013 Postecoglou and Arteta should both be keen on him.<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" 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