{"id":299772,"date":"2023-12-06T20:24:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:24:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/?p=299772"},"modified":"2023-12-06T20:24:03","modified_gmt":"2023-12-06T20:24:03","slug":"arsenal-scout-american-wonderkid-compared-to-thomas-muller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/allmysportsnews.com\/soccer\/arsenal-scout-american-wonderkid-compared-to-thomas-muller\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal &apos;scout American wonderkid compared to Thomas Muller&apos;"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Arsenal &#8216;scout American wonderkid compared to Thomas Muller&#8217; as Mikel Arteta considers January move for the highly-rated attacking midfielder<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Arsenal have reportedly scouted American wonderkid Rokas Pukstas in Croatia<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The 19-year-old &#8211; compared to Thomas Muller &#8211; was born in Stillwater, Oklahoma<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>DailyMail.com provides all the latest international sports news\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Arsenal\u00a0have reportedly scouted American wonderkid Rokas Pukstas ahead of a possible move to the Premier League giants.<\/p>\n<p>The 19-year-old, who has represented the USA at under-20 level, has caught the eye of a number of Europe&#8217;s leading clubs with his impressive performances for Hajduk Split in Croatia this season.<\/p>\n<p>Pukstas was born in\u00a0Stillwater, Oklahoma\u00a0to a family of Lithuanian athletes and came through the youth ranks at Sporting Kansas City.\u00a0He also spent time at Barcelona&#8217;s academy in the USA before moving to Europe.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He has quickly risen through the ranks at the Croatian club and scored in Hajduk&#8217;s UEFA Youth League semi-final win over AC Milan last season.<\/p>\n<p>This season, he&#8217;s managed to become a regular in the first team and has even been compared to Bayern Munich and Germany legend Thomas Muller, thanks to his ability to get into goal-scoring positions inside the penalty box.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/19\/78658143-12833827-image-a-30_1701889807626.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have reportedly scouted American wonderkid Rokas Pukstas, who plays in Croatia<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/06\/19\/78658139-12833827-image-a-31_1701889813323.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta seems to be considering a January move for the highly-rated attacking midfielder<\/p>\n<p>Now the Gunners are reportedly monitoring his progress ahead of a possible transfer to north London.<\/p>\n<p>A report in Croatian outlet Slobodna Dalmacija\u00a0revealed that Arsenal scouts were going to be in attendance for Hajduk game last week.<\/p>\n<p>Pukstas caught the eye with an impressive performance as Hajduk ran out comfortable 3-0 winners.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He only signed a new contract with Hajduk last month that is due to run until 2027 but he is unlikely to stay for that long.<\/p>\n<p>Currently valued at around \u20ac3million ($3.2m), a deal would represent a small outlay for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12833827\/Arsenal-scout-American-wonderkid-compared-Thomas-Muller-Mikel-Arteta-considers-January-highly-rated-attacking-midfielder.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal &#8216;scout American wonderkid compared to Thomas Muller&#8217; 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