da fazobetai： Schalke 04 CEO Christian Heidel has revealed that Max Meyer will soon make a decision on his future amid suggestions of interest from Arsenal, as reported by Bild.
What’s the story?
da luck： Meyer, 22, will see his contract with Schalke expire at the end of the current season, and the versatile midfielder is yet to pen an extension with the Bundesliga club.
Heidel recently told reporters that the German ‘will be deciding shortly’ if he wants to sign a fresh deal or indeed seek pastures new at the end of the current season.
According to Bild, Arsenal are closely monitoring developments as head coach Arsene Wenger prepares to boost his midfield at the end of the current season.
Heidel claimed that Meyer is ‘very happy’ at Schalke, but it is thought that Arsenal are confident of turning his head with a contract offer over the next couple of weeks.
Would Meyer suit Arsenal?
In any market, signing a player of Meyer’s ability on a free transfer would be an incredible deal.
Not too many bargains exist anymore due to the state of the transfer market, but Meyer’s refusal to pen a new contract with Schalke means that he will be available for nothing in the summer.
The four-time Germany international, who is valued at £14.4m by transfermarkt.co.uk, has spent his entire professional career at Schalke – scoring 22 times in close to 200 appearances in all competitions.
His best scoring season came during the 2013-14 campaign when he managed seven goals in all competitions, whilst the midfielder has netted once in 21 appearances this term.
Meyer’s ability to operate in a number of positions makes him an attractive proposition for Wenger, who was recently boosted by the news that Mesut Ozil has signed a new deal at the Emirates Stadium.
At 22, Meyer is the perfect age to develop, and he would boost an area of the field that Arsenal desperately need to address at the end of the campaign.