Best Premier League January signings 2023 – Liverpool starboy makes it
By Ivan Buss
3.) Leandro Trossard – Arsenal
While Trossard may not get the minutes he was getting at Brighton (before the fallout), Trossard was an excellent purchase from an Arsenal perspective. If they are to go on and win the Premier League title, depth is going to be key. Nketiah has held his own while Jesus is out from injury, and Trossard will be expected to do the same should one of Arsenal’s attackers go down.
His first appearance in an Arsenal shirt looked promising, albeit he only had 8 minutes and some change to make his first impression. Already this season, the Belgian has 7 goals and 2 assists in the Premier League. One can imagine he will continue to put up solid numbers with even better players in front of him. Regardless, this is a quality, Premier League proven player to add to their squad, a squad that is about to start back up in the Europa League and continue to fight it out for the Premier League title. For the fee Arsenal paid instead of Mudryk, they should feel lucky Trossard even became available to them in January.
Honourable mentions must go to…
Pedro Porro (Tottenham Hotspur)
This might frustrate, in fact I know this will frustrate some Tottenham fans, but this is a good get from Spurs. He is a dynamic full-back that can help Conte play a much better version of his football. Granted adding another promising defender to a team who will likely have a new manager (and possibly a new system) come the start of next season could end up being tumultuous for both player and club.
Weston Mckennie (Leeds United)
This is a loan deal that I very much enjoy. There is certainly a bit of American bias in that enjoyment, as being able to watch another one of my USMNT players in the Premier League is very exciting, but I also do sincerely believe this will be helpful for Leeds. Form at Juve for McKennie has been subpar, to say the least, but alongside some U.S. compatriots, maybe he can find himself again under Jesse Marsch and help Leeds United stay up in England’s top flight.