da betsul： Charlton Athletic are closing in on the signing of Blackpool striker Armand Gnanduillet, according to News Shopper.
da roleta： The 27-year-old, who stands at 6 foot 4 inches tall, has become a target for Lee Bowyer as he looks to strengthen his squad, having amassed 15 goals in all competitions this campaign.
Bowyer is supposedly keen to bring in new faces during the January transfer window, due to how thin his injury-hit squad has become.
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Not only would Gnanduillet be another option for the Addicks manager to choose from, but he would also bring an entirely different option to those that are currently at the club.
Looking at his general play in League One, Gnanduillet has had an impact for Blackpool, as shown below.
However, one specific trait that he will provide should be a welcome addition for the Addicks: his aerial prowess.
Gnanduillet wins a massive 7.7 aerials duels per game, which makes Macauley Bonne’s 4.2 seem fairly small, even though that is the largest number of any Charlton player, alongside Jason Pearce.
Looking at the Addicks’ other strikers, Tomer Hemed averages 2.6, Chucks Aneke wins 1.8, Lyle Taylor gets 1.5 and Josh Davison comes out on top 1 time per game – to put things into context, the France-born Ivorian wins more aerial duels per game than all four of these combined.
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His presence could also prove useful for set-pieces. Charlton are mid-table for both scoring and conceding from set-pieces, having done so eight times in each instance.
There may be some scepticism attached to the move as it is another player coming from a lower league, but Gnanduillet demonstrated that he can excel against Championship opposition during Blackpool’s 2-2 draw in the FA Cup versus Reading.
The colossal striker scored a well-taken goal, in which he powered through the defence before smashing the ball past Sam Walker, though he did hit the bar with an attempt at a panenka penalty.
The Blackpool Gazette gave him a rating of seven, adding: “Took his goal superbly and held the ball up well, but will be remembered for that embarrassing penalty miss.”
Despite that moment, encouragement can definitely be taken from that performance, as well as his aforementioned statistics when looking at the prospect of Charlton signing him.
Meanwhile, Bowyer must rework his magic to keep hold of teenage star past January.