The 21-year-old French winger, Thomas Lemar, is a key transfer target for Arsenal, so what’s all the fuss about?
Lemar plays for AS Monaco, and is one of the shining young prospects in the team that won French Ligue 1 this season.
He joined Monaco two years ago from SM Caen for a reported fee of €4 million as a replacement for Anthony Martial.
The young French international made a remarkable 55 appearances for the club across all competitions, contributing to the club’s success with 14 goals and 17 assists.
Strengths
Other than his pace and impressive dribbling skills, Lemar is very good at making key passes and creating chances. He has the ability to hold up the ball and wait for supporting players.
Another great strength of his is taking set-pieces and direct free kicks, and the player is very good at delivering the ball into the right areas.
As he mostly operates just in front of the penalty box, he has developed powerful and precise long shots, and doesn’t hesitate to take a chance when it arises.
Lemar is very versatile, and can be deployed on both flanks, regardless if the role is to hold back as a wide midfielder or push higher up the field as inside-forward cutting inside.