Arsenal -legend David Seaman has warned about chasing the elusive 'Next Thierry Henry' in the transfer market if Mikel Arteta wants to keep his job next season.
Instead, the former keeper has argued for a brand, striker striker to catapult for the Premier League title that the club had expected, both in the previous summer and January transfantsters. This signing was intended as the last part of Mikel Arteta's puzzle, after the team came to Glory twice and finished second in Manchester City.
Despite these plans, there was no new striker from the team. Injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, next to Bukayo Saka's long -term absence since a hamstring tear in December, then plagued the team. Yet January passed without a new frontman being introduced.
Currently 13 points on drift of the leading position of Liverpool (albeit with a match in hand), a growing number of fans loses hope for the season. Seaman remains determined that Arteta has to bring in a strong striker the summer and retain the confidence in the manager's term of office – provided that this crucial signature is finally secured, Football London reports.
“Everyone can see at the moment that the only position that is really needed is a striker,” he said on the Zeeman says Podcast, sponsored by Betway. “They all say that someone stands in line for the summer, but it is now about it, and you may not come up with that long -term project because you are eventually fired. And then another manager comes in with new ideas.
“I don't think [Arteta] Has already got us as far as he can, because I think Arsenal fans will look at what we have now, knowing that we need a striker. “
The ex-England International called on its former team to go after a proven goal scorer, instead of investing in potential, similar to a young Thierry Henry when he switched to Arsenal from Juventus in 1999.
“Get a striker in the summer, a real tent, a finished article,” Seaman said. “No young, as if we got a young Thierry Henry or a young Nicolas Anelka in my day. I want a finished article.
“If you can guarantee that they will be as good as [Henry and Anelka]Fair enough – but that is not possible. So I want to sign a tent and let's see what happens. “
The Arsenal Icon Seaman's plea to his beloved club – a place where he still visits every week on the training field – to opt for an established scorer about gambling on the 'Next Henry' underlines how critical it has become for the Gunners to conquer trophies, something that would also be crucial in recent years.
While Henry eventually became the most important score of Arsenal, his first trip under Arsene Wener was slow, with the Frenchman only ran one goal in his first 12 league games. Seaman warned Arteta that he will not get the same leeway as his former coach, especially given the substantial funds he has spent on transfers in recent windows.
Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig and Alexander Isak from Newcastle United are both connected to Arsenal this season, but none of them would be low costs for low costs if they were pursued in the summer. Ollie Watkins was on the radar of the club in January, but Aston Villa rejected their £ 60 million bid.
It still has to be seen whether they will take another step for the 29-year-old English international, who grew up to support the Gunners. Ex-Arsenale Baas Unai Emery might exclude a movement for his starman if Arsenal would return for his services in the summer, since they sold Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr last month in a £ 64 million deal.
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