While Arsenal’s current focus is on the Premier League title race, scouting missions and planning for the next transfer window are constantly happening behind the scenes.
Over the past five seasons, Mikel Arteta’s side have got to the point of being perennial Premier League and Champions League contenders by being smart with their talent-spotting and recruitment.
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Arsenal have been monitoring the Belgian international (Image credit: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
FourFourTwo understands that Arsenal have been closely monitoring the progress of Ajax forward Mika Godts in recent months and Gunners scouts will have loved what they saw from the 20-year-old on Saturday evening.
The two-time Belgian international has been a regular in the Ajax side for the past two seasons and showed why with a blockbuster performance away to NAC Breda.
After assisting his side’s opening goal, Godts took up the ball inside his own half and moved through the gears and making a mockery of the three defenders who attempted to stop him before rounding the goalkeeper to double his side’s advantage.
The goal will certainly be a Puskas Award contender come the end of the year, but it underlined why Arsenal are one of several big-name European sides to be linked with the youngster.
According to TEAMtalk, Arsenal scouts were in attendance for the goal, as were representatives from Chelsea, with the likes of Liverpool, Manchester United, Aston Villa and Newcastle United also long-term admirers of the Leuven-born forward.
Godts joined Ajax as an 18-year-old from Genk in January 2023 for a reported €1 million and he would make his Eredivisie debut at the end of the 2022/23 campaign.
He saw his playing time increase over the following campaign before becoming a first-team regular under boss Francesco Farioli last season, with his performances either on the left wing or through the middle drawing Eden Hazard comparisons.
Mika Godts dribbelt alle verdedigers én de keeper voorbij!🤯🤩#nacaja pic.twitter.com/fGItCNFzL4April 25, 2026
With 16 goals and 11 assists in his 29 appearances so far this term, it is clear that Godts – who is valued at €25 million by Transfermarkt and has three years left on his current deal – is going to be a name that features heavily in this summer’s transfer chatter.
As well as admirers in England, the likes of Barcelona, RB Leipzig and Atletico Madrid have all been linked with the Godts.
In FourFourTwo’s view, there’s a lot to like about Godts, who has a decent amount of football under his belt at a young age and could be a tantalising option for Arsenal as they look to add another option on the left-hand side.