Arsenal great Charlie Nicholas has told the club how Odsonne Edouard could fit into Mikel Arteta's squad if a move was made in the summer transfer window.
The Gunners have been keeping tabs on the 22-year-old amid the ongoing speculation regarding the futures of both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
Losing one, or even both, of that pair would be a significant blow to Arsenal but Nicholas believes that Edouard is a player in the same sort of build as Lacazette.
However, while he believes he could be a good asset, he identified that he isn't the completed product yet and questioned whether he is truly worth his £40million price-tag.
"He could certainly play at Arsenal because the way they play, his style would be more than suitable for it," he told Sky Sports.
"The problem is getting the judgement right over whether he's ready right now, playing every week for Arsenal compared to who is there already.
"I'm a big fan of Alexandre Lacazette, and Edouard has got quite a bit of Lacazette in style within his game.
"He certainly would not come to England straightaway and score 20 to 25 goals in a season unless Arsenal find a renewed belief and they get the whole team right.
"He has to go to a side that plays him. He can play with a partner and he can play on his own, but he must play in a team that's going to give him a lot of service.
"If he plays in a side that sometimes gets 40 per cent of possession, he will find it really tough to adapt.
"His attitude has improved sufficiently enough to tell me he will become a top player but I am not quite convinced teams will yet be looking at him as a £40million player."
