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Sky Sports Scout - Aron Gunnarsson

Sky Sports Scout is where we scour the globe looking out for the best talent, next up is Aron Gunnarsson.

We run the rule over Icelandic starlet Aron Gunnarsson

Sky Sports Scout is our exciting feature where we scour the globe looking out for the best talent and bringing you a report on what we find. Our Scout will report back and you can comment on what you think of our appraisal. Also, in association with Football Manager, we give all readers the chance to win a copy of the latest game by nominating a player. You can only nominate a player by emailing here, including the word 'Scout' in your subject line. Should your player get reviewed by our scout, and you were first to send in his name, then you will win a copy of Football Manager Live! - which includes a pre-paid four-month subscription. Latest under our scout's gaze is Coventry's Aron Gunnarsson - recommended by Sky Sports reader Jamie Crosby.

The scout reports...

A huge talent and picked up almost under the radar by Coventry City in the summer as he arrived from Dutch side AZ Alkmaar. Chris Coleman has undoubtedly found himself a gem of a player, who has all the attributes to make it at the highest level. Intrinsically a 'busy' midfielder, but Gunnarsson is so much more than your run-of-the-mill player. He is hard-working, but his industry makes him a constant threat in the opposing half. He possesses excellent skill and close control, he can pass in and around the edge of the box, whilst he can also spray it from one side of the pitch to the other with outstanding accuracy. His tackling ability could be debated, but he more than makes up for this with his pace and general willingness to get involved everywhere on the pitch. He also has the added bonus of a very long throw, which came from his days playing handball in his youth. Few can believe that Coventry were able to pick up the Icelandic ace on the cheap and now just months after his arrival at the Ricoh Arena he is already been linked with a big money move away from the club.

The scout says...

An awesome talent, whose attitude as much as ability is impressive. He is down to earth and wants to improve which is likley to mean he stays at Coventry in the short-term, but when he does go there will be scramble for his signature, that is for sure.

The Scout rating...

Shooting: 8 out of 10 Passing: 8 out of 10 Tackling: 6 out of 10 Heading: 7 out of 10 Pace: 7 out of 10 Vision: 8 out of 10 Current ability: 8 out of 10 Potential ability: 10 out of 10 OVERALL SCOUT RATING: 62/80 Current value: £5million Potential value: £18million
Your opinion...
You have read our opinion of Aron Gunnarsson - now we want your views. Have you seen Aron in action? Do you agree with our assessment? Do you think he will make it? And if you have spotted anyone you think we should feature then please get in touch using the same form. We will look to send out the Scout to follow up some of your leads.