Arsenal are trying to signal a striker in January to assist ahead Kai Havertz and keep their Premier League title bid after Gabriel Jesus suffered a long-term harm – however who might they signal?
Alexander Isak – Newcastle
Arsenal have been credited with a long-term curiosity in Alexander Isak.
Newcastle don’t need to let their star striker go and he’s within the very prime bracket of strikers on the earth, by way of valuation, doubtlessly costing north of £100m.
The Sweden worldwide has three years left on his Newcastle deal and the membership are additionally concerned about giving him an extension.
“That is what you have when you have the real quality up front,” stated Mikel Arteta after Isak impressed Newcastle’s 2-0 victory on the Emirates within the Carabao Cup. It felt like a pointed remark to the membership’s hierarchy about what he’s nonetheless lacking from his squad.
Benjamin Sesko – RB Leipzig
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RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko scored a surprise strike which might have caught the eye of some Premier League golf equipment
Benjamin Sesko is one other long-term Arsenal goal and one they regarded carefully at in the summertime.
The Slovenia worldwide was anticipated to maneuver someplace in the summertime, with curiosity additionally from Manchester United, however he stayed at RB Leipzig.
Sesko remains to be younger at 21 however he already has greater than 100 senior video games beneath his belt for RB Salzburg and Leipzig, 26 appearances within the Champions League and 39 caps for his nation. A return of 30 targets in 66 Bundesliga video games is significantly spectacular.
Santiago Gimenez – Feyenoord
Santiago Gimenez scored for Feyenoord in opposition to Manchester Metropolis within the Champions League this season
Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez is likely one of the subsequent prime strikers rising in Europe, scoring a glut of targets for Feyenoord.
He was one other anticipated to maneuver final summer season, attracting curiosity from Nottingham Forest, however he stayed.
The 23-year-old could also be behind others in his growth and the Eredivisie is just not as sturdy a league, however the potential is big and he appears to be like the half.
Victor Osimhen – Napoli, on mortgage at Galatasaray
Lengthy established as one of many prime strikers in Europe, all of the expectation in the summertime was a transfer to Chelsea for Victor Osimhen.
Nevertheless, when that didn’t materialise and together with his place at Napoli untenable within the course of, he went on a season-long mortgage to Galatasaray.
Osimhen has continued to do exceptionally properly there and his long-term future nonetheless must be established. He would little doubt rating targets with the Gunners too.
Viktor Gyokeres – Sporting
Sweden’s different prime rising goalscorer has stepped up since he arrived at Sporting from Coventry Metropolis.
Premier League golf equipment checked out Viktor Gyokeres however handed on the time, permitting him to go and develop beneath Ruben Amorim in Portugal.
Amorim has stated he wouldn’t raid Sporting for gamers in January as he appears to be like to enhance Manchester United, however a summer season transfer to Outdated Trafford has been extensively touted given their relationship.
Time for Arsenal to gamble out there?
Evaluation by Sky Sports activities’ Nick Wright:
Arsenal are energetic within the switch market and able to act if the best alternative arises. Whether or not they are going to, although, is one other query.
Arteta has highlighted the problem of discovering attainable gamers who could make Arsenal higher. “Bringing in bodies doesn’t help us at all,” he stated final week. “It’s about somebody who can immediately impact our performance and bring something we don’t have.”
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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta speaks on Gabriel Jesus’ suspected ACL harm that the striker suffered in opposition to Manchester United and whether or not the Gunners will look to enhance their ahead line within the January switch market
He has some extent, after all. It’s no good signing somebody for the sake of it. However all signings include a component of threat. Even the ‘excellent’ participant might not produce the specified impression. By the identical token, you might be rewarded for playing on a seemingly imperfect choice.
Liverpool’s assault exhibits why. Diogo Jota, for instance, has flourished at Anfield regardless of having by no means scored greater than 9 targets in a Premier League season previous to his transfer from Wolves.
Darwin Nunez is a good distance from justifying his price ticket, after all, however Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo, each signed for comparatively inexpensive charges by in the present day’s requirements, proceed to ship worth for cash, the previous doing so instantly after his arrival mid-season in 2022.
Then, after all, there’s Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian has proved an outstanding success however, though productive in Italy, he was removed from a assure when he arrived from Roma having beforehand did not make an impression within the Premier League with Chelsea. There are classes there for Arsenal.
Already paying the value on the pitch for his or her failure to strengthen in the summertime, they absolutely can not enable one other window to go with out taking motion – even when it means compromising on what they’re able to get.
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