‘Can offer Arsenal what Christian Eriksen offers Spurs’ – Arsenal fans react to reports that Hakan Calhanoglu is a summer transfer target on social media
Bayer Leverkusen star Hakan Calhanoglu has been closely linked with a move to Arsenal over recent weeks.
The Aksam newspaper report that the Gunners are plotting a move for the 23-year-old attacking midfielder.
Per the source, Chelsea and Lazio could both rival the Gunners for Calhanoglu.
See More: For the latest Hakan Calhanoglu news and everything else you ever wanted to know about the Bayer Leverkusen star
The Turkish international does have a £32.5 million release clause but Sport Bild report that Bayer would be prepared to accept £17.6 million [€20m] after a disappointing league campaign, finishing in 12th place.
We took a look at how Arsenal fans reacted on social media to reports that Calhanoglu could be set for a summer move.
Arsenal fans on the whole appeared to be pretty pleased with rumours that Calhanoglu could be bound for the Emirates over the summer.
Hakan Calhanoglu can offer Arsenal what Christian Eriksen offers Spurs and hopefully more (if we sign him)
— Arsene over Arsenal (@Umpteenthgooner) June 10, 2017
Calhanoglu for £17.6m is just too little now days looking at the quality of the player could be a good buy for @arsenal
— Justin Morgan Phiri (@Justinjnr11) June 11, 2017
Would love to see Hakan Calhanoglu at Arsenal… Somone who can actually take set pieces… Finally corners would go past the first man ?
— Arsenal Panel (@Arsenal_PLPanel) June 10, 2017
Top quality! Hope this is true and not yet another rumour.
— Sul (@saul_gooner) June 10, 2017
Calhanoglu is qualityyy, whoever gets him will be lucky
— Farhan (@Farhannn15) June 11, 2017
We HAVE to go for Calhanoglu @Arsenal @MesutOzil1088 #afc
— Dσм ? (@dxmball) June 11, 2017
Keep Alexis Sanchez, and sign Calhanoglu and Lacazette = a decent summer #AFC
— Arsene over Arsenal (@Umpteenthgooner) June 10, 2017
don’t matter. Arsenal signing my boy calhanoglu. Title confirmed. My go to FIFA transfer
— treize khushrenada (@projectksl) June 10, 2017
Not bad stats considering he missed most of the second half of the season after picking up a playing ban from FIFA.
Calhanoglu’s 2016/17 stats for Bayer Leverkusen in all comps:
Minutes played: 1576
Goals: 7
Assists: 7
Pass completion: 74.9% pic.twitter.com/EzTXtoPXwQ— Fresh Arsenal (@Fresh_Arsenal) June 10, 2017
But what position would he play?
Don’t know anything about Calhanoglu.
Is he able to play the Cazorla role or potential to be?
Or he simply understudy of Mesut?— Arsenic (@Arsenic_L) June 11, 2017
Got to love that kind of optimism.
He’d probably come here a set piece specialist and then forget how to take free kicks for a year like Arteta
— A2J (@ajouhal97) June 10, 2017
Top Banter.
Worth it for the free-kicks alone? imagine seeing more of this at the Emirates next season.
