There have been a multitude of reports linking Arsenal with Italian, Lorenzo Insigne. With Wenger apparently keeping look on him throughout the World Cup in Brazil. The flamboyant forward enjoyed an impressive season with Napoli, which saw them finish in the top three and lift the Coppa Italia for the fifth time in their history. 

Insigne played a pivotal role in Napoli's success, assisting six goals, matching Andrea Pirlo, who led Juventus to yet another Scudetto. At Napoli, only Higuain (7) assisted more goals than the young Italian. In addition to his six assists, he created 59 chances, the most from any Napoli player.

However, Insigne does have his faults. The 23-year-old scored a mere three goals all season, coming from 69 shots in total, that's a dismal 4.3% chance conversion rate. To put that into perspective, Roberto Soldado's chance conversion rate last season was 12%. Although the young Italian has plenty of time to address this issue and coming to Arsenal would certainly help.

So, what could he add to the Arsenal side? The Gunners already have an incredible host of attacking players at their disposal, ranging from Mesut Ozil to Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. But with a number of these players aging, for example, Santi Cazorla (29) and Tomas Rosicky (33), Wenger will need to bring in replacements, and with Insigne being just 23, he would provide massive competition for places in the coming years. Furthermore, the Italian would easily slot into Arsenal's attacking set-up, with only Mesut Ozil (76) and Santi Cazorla (66) creating more chances than him last season.

Arsenal have already passed up on attacking reinforcements so far this summer, with Wenger seemingly turning down a Cesc Fabregas return due to the overwhelming amount of midfielders on the books, but Insigne is a very different player to Fabregas.

Unlike the Spaniard, Insigne is extremely versatile. He can be deployed on either wing, "in the hole" or as a striker. If he can improve his finishing, he would make a good back-up striker to have, along with Walcott and Podolski. He also isn't afraid to take players on, with an average of 1.22 successful take ons per game, beating Fabregas (0.67) and Podolski (0.30). In addition to his versatility, he is much younger and cheaper option than Fabregas, leaving more money available to strengthen the rest of the squad.

Overall, Insigne would be an excellent option for Wenger to consider. He is quick, clever, can create plenty of chances and is not afraid to shoot. His incredible season in Naples shows that he can handle himself in the big games, along with his youth and experience in Europe and cup finals. All of this, for just £20 million. Lorenzo Insigne could prove to be a real coup, should Arsenal sign him.

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Jack Benson
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