- EXCLUSIVE from Graeme Bailey
Arsenal had scouts present at Molineux Stadium to watch Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Pedro Neto and Brentford striker Ivan Toney, HITC understands.
Wolverhampton Wanderers took on Brentford at Molineux Stadium in the Premier League on Saturday. Brentford won 2-0.
Christian Norgaard put the Bees in the lead in the 35th minute with a close-range header from a corner.
Arsenal scout Wolverhampton Wanderers star Pedro Neto
Ivan Toney made it 2-0 to Thomas Frank’s side in the 77th minute when he turned in Vitaly Janelt’s low cross.
HITC understands that Arsenal had scouts watching Wolves winger Pedro Neto and Brentford striker Toney today. Sources have previously told us that Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are keen on Toney.
Sources have told us that Arsenal admire both Neto and Toney and continued their checks on the two players on Saturday.
Neto is a winger by trade, but the Portugal international started up front for Wolves in a 3-4-2-1 formation.
The 23-year-old took three shots of which two were on target, played three key passes, had a pass accuracy of 84%, took 86 touches, attempted three dribbles, and put in 13 crosses.
Paul Merson likes Pedro Neto
Former Arsenal star Paul Merson is a big fan of Neto. The Sky Sports pundit has previously said that the winger would be a brilliant signing for the Gunners.
Merson told SportsKeeda in October 2023: “Pedro Neto now looks like the excellent player we all expected him to become. Before his injury, he was like a speedboat without a driver – he was beating players for fun but there was no end product. He was making the wrong decisions too many times.
“With the way Neto’s playing now, I’d be surprised if he’s still at Wolves at the end of January. Apart from Liverpool, I don’t think there’s a top team that wouldn’t be interested in him. He’d be a great addition to Arsenal, with the way they rely on their wingers.”
Neto has made 106 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. He has scored 11 goals and given 18 assists in those games.