Are you watching Arteta? Arsenal reject is smashing it in France

Arsenal fans are complaining that their club made a huge mistake by not signing a striker during the January transfer window, as this decision practically handed the Premier League title to Liverpool. Arsenal has been struggling with inefficiency in front of goal, failing to score in three of their last four matches. If they still had a player they let go so easily last June, the Gunners might have remained a more relevant contender to Liverpool in the title race.

In July of last year, Arsenal sold Danish center-forward Mika Biereth to Sturm Graz for 9 million euros after their former academy player had an excellent season in Austria. The London club believed it was better to cash in on Biereth rather than keep him in the first team. However, Sturm later sold the 22-year-old to Monaco for 13 million. Now, Arsenal is surely regretting their decision, as Mika Biereth scored all three goals in Monaco’s 3-0 (2-0) victory over Reims tonight. This was Biereth’s third hat-trick in February, having already achieved the feat against Auxerre and Nantes.

He may not be Erling Haaland, but he certainly looks like a "lite version" of him. Even Biereth himself stated during his presentation in Monte Carlo that his playing style is a hybrid of Erling Haaland and Harry Kane. His immense quality is now shining through in Monaco, where he has been unstoppable. Biereth has now scored ten goals in just seven Ligue 1 matches, making it one of the best starts for a striker in the history of the French top flight. Biereth scores goals with remarkable ease, always finds himself in the right position, and converts chances with one or two touches. It seems inevitable that he will become Monaco’s golden asset in the future. Against Reims, the Danish striker opened the scoring in the 13th minute, netted his most elegant goal in the 39th, and sealed his brilliant performance in the 51st minute.

LIGUE 1 - MATCHDAY 24

Friday

Monaco - Reims 3-0 (2-0)

/Biereth 34, 39, 51/

Saturday

19.00: (4.80) Saint-Etienne (4.00) Nice (1.75)

21.00: (1.40) Lens (5.25) Le Havre (8.00)

23.05: (1.42) PSG (4.60) Lille (7.50)

Sunday

17.00: (1.70) Olympique Lyon (3.60) Brest (5.30)

19.15: (3.30) Angers (3.25) Toulouse (2.40)

19.15: (2.85) Auxerre (3.35) Strasbourg (2.50)

19.15: (3.50) Montpellier (3.45) Rennes (2.10)

22.45: (1.40) Olympique Marseille (4.70) Nantes (8.00)

***odds are subject to change***