Rene Meulensteen has told Mikel Arteta to think about signing the brother of Arsenal star Jurrien Timber within the upcoming January transfer window.
Jurrien’s twin brother – Quinten Timber – is a midfielder who plays for Dutch side Feyenoord and the Netherlands international team.
Meulensteen is a big fan of each players and feels the 2 Dutchmen could help Arsenal win this season’s Premier League title.
‘Jurrien Timber shall be key if Arsenal do win the title,’ Meulensteen told BetVictor.
‘He’s a competitor. He’s versatile. He can play in numerous positions.
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‘Obviously his brother is playing at Feyenoord, he’s a excellent player as well who Arsenal could keep watch over.
‘They’re good and I like Jurrien. He brings this little bit of grit that Arsenal need, and on top of that, he’s obviously a really, excellent player.’
Quinten Timber began his profession at Ajax before joining Utrecht, where he was named the club’s Player of the Yr in 2022.
The 24-year-old was then snapped up by Feyenoord and helped them clinch the Eredivisie title in 2023.
In 2024, Quinten Timber won the KNVB Cup with Feyenoord in addition to the Johan Cruyff Shield.
Meanwhile, Meulensteen believes Arsenal striker Viktor Gyokeres is analogous to legendary Dutch forward Ruud van Nistelrooy.
‘Viktor Gyokeres is physical and direct, it’s good for him to get on the scoresheet again,’ Meulensteen added.
‘He quickly established himself at Sporting after leaving Brighton, and it’s good that he’s now doing that at Arsenal, a club playing attacking football.
‘He should get loads of opportunities and desires to convert them.
‘Ruud van Nistelrooy was an out-and-out goal machine, living only to attain goals if given service. In that respect, I can see similarities in Gyokeres.
‘Nonetheless, is he as ruthlessly goal-scoring as Ruud was? Those are big shoes to fill, as that was Ruud’s biggest quality, and Gyokeres still has to prove that.
‘But he’s off to a superb start with a number of goals. We’ll see how he looks in six months, he might get on a run and rating every week, who knows?’
Gyokeres has scored three goals in 10 games for Arsenal since joining the club in the summertime transfer window.
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