Arsenal need reinforcements to support striker Kai Havertz and maintain their bid for the Premier League title after Gabriel Jesus suffered a suspected long-term injury, but who could they sign?
Alexander Isak-Newcastle
Arsenal have been credited with a long-term interest in Alexander Isak.
Newcastle do not want to let their star striker go and he is one of the very top strikers in the world in terms of valuation, with a potential fee of more than £100 million.
The Sweden international has three years left on his contract at Newcastle and the club are also interested in signing him to an extension.
“That's what you get when you have real quality up front,” said Mikel Arteta after Isak inspired Newcastle's 2-0 victory at the Emirates in the Carabao Cup. It felt like a pointed comment to the club's hierarchy about what he is still missing from his squad.
Benjamin Sesko-RB Leipzig
Benjamin Sesko is another long-term target for Arsenal and they have been looking closely at this this summer.
The Slovenian international was expected to move sometime in the summer, with interest also from Manchester United, but he remained at RB Leipzig.
Sesko is still young at 21, but he already has more than 100 senior appearances to his name for RB Salzburg and Leipzig, 26 appearances in the Champions League and 39 caps for his country. A return of 30 goals in 66 Bundesliga games is seriously impressive.
Santiago Gimenez-Feyenoord
Mexican striker Santiago Gimenez is one of the next top strikers on the rise in Europe, scoring a plethora of goals for Feyenoord.
He was also expected to move last summer, attracting interest from Nottingham Forest, but he stayed.
The 23-year-old may be behind others in his development and the Eredivisie is not such a strong competition, but the potential is huge and he looks good.
Victor Osimhen – Napoli, loaned to Galatasaray
Long established as one of the best strikers in Europe, Victor Osimhen was only expecting a move to Chelsea this summer.
However, when that did not happen and his position at Napoli became untenable, he was loaned to Galatasaray for a season.
Osimhen has continued to do exceptionally well there and his long-term future is yet to be determined. He would undoubtedly score goals for the Gunners too.
Viktor Gyokeres – Sporty
Sweden's other emerging top scorer has taken a step further since joining Sporting from Coventry City.
Premier League clubs looked at Viktor Gyokeres but passed them by at the time, allowing him to develop under Ruben Amorim in Portugal.
Amorim has said he would not raid Sporting players in January as he wants to improve Manchester United, but a summer move to Old Trafford has been widely touted because of their relationship.
Time for Arsenal to gamble on the market?
Sky Sports' Nick Wright:
“Arsenal are active in the transfer market and are ready to act if the right opportunity presents itself. Whether they will do so is another question.”
“Arteta has emphasized how difficult it is to find viable players who can make Arsenal better. “Bringing in bodies doesn't help us at all,” he said last week. “It's about someone who can immediately influence our performance and bring something what we don't want.” 'not have.'
“He has a point, of course. There is no point in signing someone for the sake of it. But all contracts involve risks. Even the 'perfect' player may not have the desired impact. In the same way, you can be rewarded for gambling on a seemingly imperfect option.
“Liverpool's attack shows why. Diogo Jota, for example, thrived at Anfield despite never scoring more than nine goals in a Premier League season before his move from Wolves.
“Darwin Nunez is of course still a long way from justifying his price tag, but Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo, both signed for relatively affordable fees by today's standards, continue to deliver value for money, the former doing so immediately after his mid-summer arrival .season 2022.
“Then of course there is Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian has proven to be a phenomenal success, but although he was productive in Italy, he was far from a guarantee when he joined from Roma, having previously failed to impress in the Premier League League with Chelsea. There are lessons for Arsenal.
“They are already paying the price on the pitch for their inability to strengthen in the summer, but they certainly cannot allow another period to pass without taking action – even if that means making concessions on what they can get.”
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