Could Viktor Gyokeres be the dream striker who eventually makes a summer move to Arsenal in a few months? The Swede, along with several other top players, has been linked with the vacant striker role at the Emirates. Arsenal fans dream of the day when their team can rely on a striker who guarantees at least 20 league goals per season.
That day may not be too far away, with the likes of Gyokeres, Victor Osimhen and Alexander Isak all linked with a potential summer move to North London. It would seem absurd if Arsenal were to spend yet another summer strengthening other parts of their squad while failing to secure the striker they clearly need. Expectations are high that a new frontman will arrive at the Emirates, and according to Fichajes, Gyokeres might be on his way to the Emirates.
Sporting Club do not want to lose their talisman, but every player has a price, and the report claims Arsenal are prepared to invest £68 million to bring the former Brighton striker back to the English top flight. Such a figure reflects both the quality and the potential impact Gyokeres could bring to a side in need of a clinical and consistent goalscorer.
Gyokeres has simply been a fantastic player, and he has scored some very impressive goals over the years. His physical presence, intelligent movement and finishing ability make him an ideal fit for Arsenal’s dynamic attacking style. He is a player the club should seriously consider signing, particularly given the pressing need for a reliable centre-forward capable of delivering at the highest level.
Although £68 million is a significant investment, there is little chance of acquiring a better striker for a lower fee in today’s market. The time has come for Arsenal to spend big in order to make the necessary improvements to their group. Securing a top-quality striker could be the difference between falling short again and finally claiming the trophies the club have been striving for under Mikel Arteta. In Gyokeres, Arsenal might just find the solution they have been searching for.
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It is reported Berta has already turned down one striker that Arsenal had in mind.
If Isak cost anything near £80 mill Arsenal should pounce
Yockeress would be a disastrous signing for Arsenal, yet another who gets good stats in the Patsy Primeira but will shudder into the Premiership Buffers. He doesn’t have the basic football skills for the tightness of the Premiership, and far too old now to coach these basics into him. His first touch is heavier than my horses is, does not shield the ball well – but doesn’t need to in the Primeira. He’s also slow to turn, and his touches in transition take him away from the goal – we know all this about him even before he struggles against a Premiership low block from the likes of Everton and Fulham etc etc etc.
I don’t think for one moment the Arsenal management can’t see all these blatant red flags. He will have a price tag on his back, but not the basic skills to deliver expectations. It will be horrible. Excruciating. It would be the humongous mistake that destroys the Arteta project.
@Moon Girl The Premier League is not the pinnacle of football excellence, so get off your high horse. If Havertz can excel as a striker in Arsenal, then imagine a top-class striker. Isak wasn’t special at La Liga, and here he is setting the league on fire. Martinelli came from Brazil Division 3.
Gyokeres is worth his weight in gold, and if we don’t get him , we better get Osimhen .
One Saturday you are struggling to break down the low block and packed midfield of Everton etc etc etc but midweek the Euro visitors so unpacked and light in midfield, it’s a doddle. So yes, Prem is as difficult a fixture list gets.
And what part of heavy first touch, cannot shield ball, slow to turn and ponderous in transition makes Yockeress worth his weight in gold? You are not looking at technical abilities are you? Merely looking at who’s maintained fitness and scored goals in an in form team in Portuguese league, making them flavour of month in transfer gossip columns. You don’t appreciate its agents and club out to make money, that’s driving hype around them, not the actual technical ability of players in the gossip columns?
To answer Marty, Who should we bring in? Firstly the profile. Arsenals system needs all forwards to help with defensive shape, so anyone who won’t or can’t is a complete no no, regardless how many goals they got over last few seasons they MUST work in defensive shape. Secondly, you don’t get through low blocks with battering rams becuase they easily marked of it and go invisible – team play, fast transitions, everyone joined up, only way to avoid struggle against defensive block and tight midfields – so the technical, ball retaining ability of the new forward, is far more important to Arsenal than goals at previous club.
A player far better than Yockeress at first touch, shield the ball, quick turn and joining colleagues in transition – a forward with technical abilities to play deeper, not solely as number 9 but false 9 at times who you play “through” not “at” – the obvious answer Cunha.
Haaland is example of a player unable to play deeper, so would be just as useless for this Arsenal system as Yockeress. Delap another player unable to play anything but old fashioned number 9, so very limited in today’s football. Osimhen horrible player to watch, a frustration of arms legs and endevour, he could make it in Prem but more likely absent too much. Nkunku is someone with technical ability to play deeper, and be played through in build up. Isak can join in, but only to some extent though, Isak always been a lazy half fit player, not putting it about properly for fear of further injuries. Sesko has been used in deeper roles, though Sesko is too young and raw to do much at any top Prem side for a couple of years yet, the jury has to be out on whether he can become any good before top sides open a cheque book. Same with Etike – too young to take big money risk on. If it wasn’t for the injury record, Nkunku would be ideal signing right now. So it has to be Cunha.
Personally, if I can dream the impossible dream, Lautaro Martínez is the nearest thing to Henry out there, a pressing striker of that calibre would fit this Arsenal team perfectly.
Who do you suggest we sign then ?
This was for MoonGirl.
Delap and Jonathan David. Delap is still young and very coachable and David is fair in his own respect. The two can be gotten for the price of Viktor.
If you sign two strikers you’ll be having four strikers in the squad. I doubt Arsenal will sign two strikers until they offload Jesus which won’t happen because of the injury. I’d rather go for a striker and a winger than two strikers.
That’s why David might be good, because I believe he can play as a winger quite effectively?
I’d prefer a specialist winger to a striker who can play as a winger. David has predominantly played at centre forward from what I’ve gathered.
Besides, a squad is composed of 25 senior players. If you have too many players in one position, other positions will lack. Unless the plan is to move Havertz back to midfield, I don’t see the need for two strikers personally. I think we do really need another touch line winger. As it is, we only have Saka and Martinelli. Trossard and Nwaneri are good, but they are more of inside forwards/attacking midfielders.
Yes, I thought he’d played more on the wing than he actually has, especially in the last couple of years. Personally, I do think we need a someone who can play well either are a winger or CF, who’s a good finisher in either role. We need that cover. Someone like gakpo, though obviously not him.
Jesus and Havertz are not strikers though .
Just because Arteta thinks they are they are not ,next we will be thinking Merino is one as well .
Man U believe they have secured Gyokeres. So I don’t know which other Arsenal will sign