Patson Daka zu FC Arsenal?

Reported Arsenal and Liverpool target Patson Daka has been labelled the “next Thierry Henry” by his former coach Dan Kabwe while speaking to News Diggers.

“When I saw Patson Daka, what came into my mind is this guy is the next Thierry Henry – and in no time he has proved it,” says Kabwe, who worked with the 21-year-old at Zambian outfit Power Dynamos.

“Where he is at Salzburg, it is a stepping stone. He has the potential to go further and meet other challenges. He is capable of making it (at the top level).

“He is an intelligent boy and full of talent. If the boy is already swimming in the deep end, why limit him?”

It remains to be seen whether Daka can emulate his former strike partner Haaland and take to life in a new and better league like the proverbial duck to water.

Arsenal have also been making regular checks on the player, while sources have revealed there are more than 20 teams from across Europe that have had scouts watch him play.

The Zambia striker has filled the sizeable boots of Erling Braut Haaland since he departed Red Bull Salzburg and, after the sale of the playmaker Dominik Szoboszlai to RB Leipzig, Daka is likely to be the next one off the production line. He has scored 15 goals in all competitions this season after helping his club to a seventh straight league title and has been heavily linked with a move to the Premier League, with Arsenal, Liverpool, Tottenham and Manchester City among those said to be interested in making him the first Zambian to play in England’s top flight since Emmanuel Mayuka at Southampton in 2014.

CBS reports that the Gunners are not convinced by Lacazette in the long-term and have got FC Salzburg's Patson Daka and Celtic's Odsonne Edouard on their radar to replace him.

Laut "CBS" fassen die Verantwortlichen des FC Arsenal den 22-jährigen Stürmer als Ersatz für Alexandre Lacazette ins Auge. Der Vertrag des Franzosen, der 2017 um 53 Millionen Euro aus Lyon nach London wechselte, läuft im Sommer aus.

EXCLUSIVE: Arsenal eye RB Salzburg star Patson Daka as long-term Alexandre Lacazette replacement

Daka's representatives, 12 Management, are keen to secure a Premier League move for their client, and Arsenal could face competition for his signature with Liverpool, Manchester City and Tottenham also eyeing the striker.

Salzburg are believed to have slapped a £20m-plus price tag on the 22-year-old.

Daka, 22, is a target for some of the Premier League's biggest clubs, with Liverpool, Arsenal and Manchester United all believed to be monitoring the centre-forward.