Arsenal want new blood. This winter, the residents of the Emirates Stadium urgently need to recruit a striker. It must be said that in the space of a few weeks, Mikel Arteta lost Bukayo Saka, author of 9 goals and 13 assists in 24 appearances in all competitions this season, and Gabriel Jesus. Concerning the Brazilian, who found the net 7 times in 27 matches (2 assists), he will miss several months of competition due to a rupture of the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Very bad news which did not necessarily upset the plans of the Londoners, who already wanted offensive reinforcement after the loss of Saka.
But they had to speed up their research after the Gabriel Jesus tile. Yesterday, at a press conference, Mikel Arteta was invited to speak about the arrival of a number 9 during the month of January. “My answer doesn’t change. My answer remains the same. We are actively researching the transfer window in order to improve the squad. We would be naive not to do so. There is an opportunity to improve the squad. We search and try. Let’s see what we can do. When you recruit a player, there are three parts. We also have our limits, we can do what we can do (…) We also have other problems. A player can bring things to a team in different ways. That’s what we’re trying to do.”
The attackers who make Arsenal salivate
The Gunners, who have already completed the arrival of Martin Zubimendi for next summer for an amount of around €60 million; are now putting the turbo to solve their problems in attack. This Wednesday, the English media revealed the names of the offensive players monitored by the Arsenal recruitment unit. The Sun thus evokes three avenues. The first leads to Viktor Gyökeres. The Sporting CP serial scorer was notably cited by Bayern Munich and Manchester United, where his former coach Ruben Amorim works. But the Gunners are visibly interested in the player whose release clause is set at €100 million this winter. It will increase to €75 million once the January transfer window is over.
The second player that the English like is Dusan Vlahovic (24 years old, Juventus). Especially since Randal Kolo Muani (PSG), once quoted in London, will arrive in Turin in the form of a paid loan without a purchase option. In addition to the Bianconero, Benjamin Sesko is also on Arsenal’s shortlist. But The Athleticwhich confirms an interest from the London club, specifies that there is little chance that RB Leipzig will let go of its player in the middle of the 2024-25 financial year. The name of Kinglsey Coman (28 years old, Bayern Munich) is also cited by the Daily Mail. But here too, a departure in the middle of winter seems complicated. Time is running out for the Londoners, who will have to quickly launch major maneuvers to strengthen themselves in a very important sector of the game which has been decimated by major injuries in recent weeks.
