Viktor Gyokeres has struggled to establish himself in the Arsenal team this season, leaving the Swedish striker frustrated after expecting to receive more minutes during the campaign. He has continued working to prove that he can lead the line at the Emirates, but opportunities have remained limited.
Gyokeres has done his best to make an impression whenever he has been given the chance, although Kai Havertz has remained Mikel Arteta’s preferred option up front. The German has continued to start regularly, making it difficult for Gyokeres to build a consistent run of appearances.
Gyokeres facing limited opportunities
Arteta is expected to continue using Havertz unless the German is suspended or suffers an injury, leaving Gyokeres in a difficult position. The Swedish striker needs regular football to build confidence, but his current situation at Arsenal has made that difficult.
The lack of opportunities could become increasingly frustrating for Gyokeres, particularly as he continues trying to adapt to his role at the club. Arsenal will also have to consider the longer-term implications of his limited involvement if his situation does not change.
Gyokeres’ lack of playing time could also have financial consequences for Arsenal if the club eventually decides to sell him. His market value may become an important consideration if Arsenal’s plans include replacing him with another striker in the future.
Arsenal could face financial consequences
Julian Alvarez has been an important transfer target for Arsenal, and a move for the forward could become more relevant if the club decides to make a change in attack. However, Arsenal could face a significant financial setback if they choose to move Gyokeres on after his limited involvement.
Football London reports that Gyokeres’ market value has taken a nosedive in recent weeks as a result of his lack of action in the Arsenal team. That could leave Arsenal facing a considerable loss compared with the amount they paid to sign him.
The situation could therefore become increasingly important for Arsenal as the season progresses. If Gyokeres continues to struggle for minutes, his value could remain under pressure, while the club would have to consider its options regarding his future and whether a change in attack is necessary.
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Just dumping a player to the bench will cause their value to drop. Arteta very often dumps players and devalues them. At tge moment his value is still 65 mil euros but that will not stay the same, if he rots on the subs bench. His value didn’t drop last season?
It didn’t go up either, and it won’t even if Arteta plays him more. Unless he miraculously scores 20-25 goals in the league.
£55-65m would be about right for his value given what he delivers. He’s past his peak valuation now too. I would expect him to be valued around £45-50m by end of the season.
Thats not what its about. Its about leaving someone out and his vslue drops because of. Most of our sold players have lost a lot of value. I am sure there is a better way, than just dumping them. They can still be utilised more cleverly, and more usefully. Thus holding their value better.
I understand your concern, but there’s not really a way around it with Gyok.
Even if he plays more games, but doesn’t contribute notably more than last year, his value will drop anyway.
He’ll get those chances if the coaches start to see him as a better option than Havertz, or if Havertz is rotated/injured.
He’s 28, so that means his value will continue to drop from here on out regardless. We’re just talking about degrees.
With all due respect you are talking b*****hit. How many goals did Jackson last season before BM before he was sold to Villa for 75m 5, 10, 15 ?. We Arsenal fans have the habit of devalue and disrespect our players whenever the coach does not play them.
Tell me who is in our squad that can give us what he did last season. Who in that squad that scored 22 goals in the last 4 seasons for the team.
Steady on, no need to be so rude mate.
You need to look at the numbers again before attacking me.
– Jackson was sold to Villa for an initial price of £47.5m, with structured performance bonuses that *might* potentially push his valuation to £65m if he and Villa do extremely well.
– His current valuation at Transfermarkt is £40m. Other sites have it lower.
– His valuation is actually declining, just like Gyokeres’s.
– Jackson is 25.
– Gyokeres was sold to Arsenal for £55m, with potential add-ons bringing his total to £64m, which I imagine he achieved last season.
– Gyokeres’s valuation peaked at £75m a few years ago. It is now declining.
– Gyokere is 28.
Gyokeres is still valued more, you will note.
If other clubs are talking about him for £80m, then that’s what he’s worth. But they’re not.
I have gone to look it up. He scored 11. 8 bundesliga goals and 3 in cl. Barcola scored 13 and Yan Diamonde scored 13 also. I know these two are wingers but such stat shouldn’t be commanding the kind of money paid for them.
My point is the buyers will look at the way you treated and value your players and table the offer that justifies your treatment and value of your players. No club dares go to Chelsea and offer peanuts for their players because they have created an aura around their transfer business.
Different positions and abilities command different valuations. Also different ages, obviously.
For example Harry Kane is valued at £60m, but he is clearly a better center forward than Gyokeres, who is valued at £65m.
It’s not as simple as just G/A based.
It’s also not purely as simple as how you treated your players, though that can have an impact.
Chelsea are better at selling because their business model is focused on long-term, low-wage contracts for young prospects.
Our wages are higher than theirs, which has a much bigger impact.
Actually according to Transfermarkt’s calculations, his value did drop by £5m last year. So his value is already on the slide.
We have seen it all before as Mikel struggles to give his talented squad playing time and players values plummet.
Ken1945
Is this strictly true nowadays ? I’d be grateful to know those who have been left out in the cold and it being unfair. Is it down to weak management (the often used: he has his favourites) or the players in question not delivering in training and then being sidelined.
Being on holiday hampered my chances of watching games so I’ve seen sporadic highlights which are not much better than useless, so I can’t comment if Gyokeres is being picked on. I doubt that the mainstays’ value has diminished. I’d say that more of the squad have an enhanced value as opposed to plummeting. At some point a player’s value will fall unless they are world class. Recalling the discussions about getting a designated striker, did anyone really want Gyokeres or consider him to be a game changer?
SueP
Honestly, without knowing I can only say what it looks like. And it looks like continuing to start Havertz even though his form dropped and he is back to missing sitters; Gyokeres still can’t get a chance to start over a misfiring Havertz over a couple games?
Saka is another example. He has been awful quite frankly, and a slower, less concerned version of himself on the pitch. Is it an injury? Is he struggling a bit with fitness? Either way his performances are below what he should be doing, yet Madueke still can’t get a run of starts over a bad Saka.
Normally, all things being equal, Saka beats out Madueke, and Havertz beats out Gyokeres.
However, Saka and Havertz off the boil and dropping, yet Gyokeres and Madueke can’t get starts unless there are injuries it seems.
Rice is another example; with Bruno did we need to start Rice carrying an injury, was MLS not good enough for that match? Rice with a knock and slower is a better partner for Bruno in the last match?
We don’t really see rotation unless it’s cup matches usually, whatever Arteta’s reasons are. No need for wholesale changes; start Gyokeres over Havertz one match and Saka plays, the next start Havertz and bench Saka for Madueke.
If one switch like that hampers the attack, then problems would be deeper than that player, it would seem the tactics maybe.
Very reasonable assessment Durand. Clearly the one weakness that can be levelled at Arteta is his unwillingness to make changes/try something different
SueP
I understand Arteta is under pressure still for results, last year’s title run was tremendous pressure.
Player selections are difficult, and players Arteta wanted and trusted get the benefit of the doubt, start matches, and shoulder much of the burden.
However, it seems that Madueke and Gyokeres are “insurance policies” rather than competition, only get a run of games if others are injured.
If there was real competition for starts and minutes, would we still have played such a lifeless game against Brighton?
I believe not, and I believe there is no competition for starts/minutes, never was never will be.
Certain players are never under threat, will not get called out, and not get benched for poor performances.
It’s definitely mostly related to tactics in these early games, and Havertz’s form.
Arteta has said there is no issue with Gyokeres.
I’m sure tactics will evolve, as will player form, and he’ll get plenty of opportunities, the season has only just started.
Well he just might start our next game, as Havertz went off injured in the 30th minute tonight for Germany against Holland.
Why does it always take injuries and circumstances before arteta play some of his players, havertz has been poor par against Chelsea you have a big squad to create competition for a starting 11 but no he stick with the same players nomatter how poor they have been on the pitch. It always takes a great deal for him to drop his favorite players. This is what separate great coaches with good ones, eze gyokeres Moreno are part of the team that won us the league last season
Indeed Herr Drier, if Havertz is out for a significant amount of time we’re left with Gyokeres and Merino as our only forward options until January, are they gonna score the goals required to keep up the pace at the top of the league? I have my doubts.
Looks like we’re going to be needing Gyokeres, as Havertz has been injured by a kick on his knee in the international v Netherlands.
Other international news: Tzolis scores, and Ødegaard has two assists.
Havertz was kicked by Timbers’ twin brother.
But, in the event, it’s tirned out to be a suspected hamstring injury.
…turned out…
With Havertz getting injured, it makes Arsenal’s decision to weaken their attack in the summer even better doesn’t it. 🤦♂️
A hamstring injury, and what do the medical experts say about hamstring injuries and their likely causes?
Any wonder Saka and Havertz continue to suffer these injuries? How long before Rice is on the shelf with a Hamstring injury?
Overplaying individuals in spite of such a deep squad is puzzling to be honest. Saka and Havertz have dipped obviously, yet continue to walk into the starting lineup. In an already weakened attack, it is concerning.
Not getting a LW looks crazy now, but we knew the injuries were bound to come.
Get rid of Gyokeres not good enough to wear an Arsenal shirt play merino if have to is missing do not play gyokeres