Well, Luis Suarez isn’t the only one who has a taste for Italian (sorry, that’ll never get old).

Arsene Wenger seems keen on Italian takeaway, too – well, an Italian team’s players, at least – with the Gunners being linked with two Napoli stars, Gonzalo Higuain and Jose Callejon. Wenger is set on adding a new attacker to his squad, but which Partenopei player should he choose?

Higuain is the flashier option, having scored 18 goals and registered seven assists in 37 Serie A games while finding the net 11 additional times in other competitions. The Argentine occupied the lone spot up top in Napoli’s 4-2-3-1 formation, a position that saw him average 3.1 shots per game in league play.

But when Higuain looks over his right shoulder for a pass, it’s Callejon who is there. Callejon notched seven assists on top of 12 goals and was Rafael Benitez’s most-used attacker, plying his trade for 4,323 minutes over 59 appearances for the club last term.

The Gunners are yet to add a marquee attacker during this transfer window, but they have seen the departure of winger Lukas Podolski to Galatasaray. Although Podolski very rarely came off the bench last season – and was loaned to Inter Milan for six months – Wenger would do well to reinforce his side with a player of similar style.

Arsenal already have Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott as reliable striking options, so the club needs a versatile attacker to replace Podolski, not another out-and-out forward, which makes the case for signing Callejon over Higuain.

The 28-year-old averaged 1.4 key passes per game, most of which were short layoffs on the flanks, and his success rate for short passes was roughly 82% – better than both Arsenal wingers Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain. Callejon lost possession just 1.2 times per game, while Sanchez was dispossessed 10.4 times per game.

Callejon is already used to Wenger’s 4-2-3-1 system, and could easily play on either the left or right wing. The Spaniard puts an emphasis on passing and on attacking down the wings, both areas that Arsenal rely on to hold together a non-aggressive, possession-based style.

If Arsenal are to mount a serious title challenge, they need to be able to hold onto the ball against Chelsea’s hardened defensive lines and attack from all over the pitch. Callejon has the agility and flexibility to be the heartbeat of the Gunners’ attack.