Would Vardy suit Arsenal?

He scored 24 Premier League goals last season and was the second-highest scorer in the top flight, so it should be no surprise that Arsene Wenger is interested in Jamie Vardy.

But would the Leicester forward suit Arsenal’s style of play, and is he what they need to challenge for the title? We look at the arguments for and against…

YES – Arsenal lacked goals last season, Vardy would provide them

“We didn’t have anybody with 20 goals in the league, so that is a handicap.” Arsene Wenger didn’t gloss over the facts when reflecting on Arsenal’s failed title challenge last season.

Their top scorer in the league was Olivier Giroud with 16, three of which came on the final day against Aston Villa. Behind Giroud, Alexis Sanchez weighed in with 13, Mesut Ozil scored six and Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott got five goals apiece.

The highest-scoring Arsenal striker behind Giroud was Danny Welbeck, with four.

As much as there have been calls for the Gunners to strengthen the centre of defence and bolster their midfield – they have bolstered the latter with the signing of Granit Xhaka – goals were clearly a problem last season.

They were the lowest scorers in the top four and their struggles were summed up by two games in the second half of the campaign – home draws with Southampton and Crystal Palace.

Against Southampton in early February, the Gunners had 67% possession and 22 shots, but failed to score for the third game in a row as it finished goalless.

Two months later, Sanchez gave the Gunners the lead against Palace but they failed to press home their advantage, despite 72% possession and 21 shots, and drew 1-1.

So where would 29-year-old Vardy fit …

continue reading in source www.skysports.com