You can't move these days without seeing an article talking about how Arsenal are close to tying up a deal for Dutch striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar, with French newspaper L'Equipe being the latest to suggest the Schalke poacher is on the way to London.

There are a range of opinions about Huntelaar, with some seeing these rumours as a smokescreen for Atletico's Adrian Lopez, while others think it's a dead cert.

Positives

The Dutchman is certainly clinical in the box, as shown by his two goals against Arsenal this season.

He scored 40 goals last season for Schalke, well aided by Jefferson Farfan and recent addition Ibrahim Afellay.

He specialises in getting into the box and scoring, which he does with great effect, something Arsenal sometimes struggle with these days, for all their creative talent.

With a 5m deal mooted, it would be an excellent addition to the squad for a low price.

Negatives

There are a few, sadly.

Huntelaar is notoriously petulant, and has even made enemies of the chief bastards in the Dutch national team in Wesley Snjeider and Rafa Van Der Vaart. He was responsible for much of the division in the camp during their disastrous Euros, largely due to being played as a sub.

Which is something that would happen fairly often at Arsenal. The last thing we need is division in the dressing room at a time like this.

What's more, for all his scoring Huntelaar is somewhat one-dimensional. Arsenal need to have all players contributing to build-up play, and he doesn't do that often. A lot of his goals come from crosses, something we struggle with too.

Despite this, Huntelaar would be a good addition to the squad if he could be accustomed to use as a super-sub and perhaps not a crucial starter.

He also hates RVP. Of course, it could just be a smokescreen.

We'll find out in January.

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