Victor Osimhen remains a significant target for Arsenal in the upcoming summer transfer window as the Nigerian striker looks set to depart Napoli. Known as one of the top strikers in Europe, Osimhen recently returned to club action with a goal against Barcelona.
While other clubs, including PSG and those in Saudi Arabia, have shown interest, there is a growing expectation that Osimhen will stay in Europe. The latest update from Football Italia suggests that the Nigerian is poised for a move to the Premier League.
This development puts Arsenal in a strong position for Osimhen’s potential acquisition, with Chelsea being the only other Premier League club reportedly interested in signing him. The competition between Arsenal and Chelsea is expected to intensify, although the Gunners are also considering Ivan Toney and may prioritise the English striker in their summer transfer plans.
Just Arsenal Opinion
Osimhen is one of Europe’s best strikers and the Nigerian will be a joy to watch in the Premier League.
However, Toney has more experience in the league and might be a better option for us to add to our group in the summer.
We trust the board and Mikel Arteta to make the right decision and now is the time to focus on finishing this season well.
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The two most consistent and informed strikers could be available to provide Arteta with a world class center forward, and they are: Santiago Gimenez and Mbappe.
Tonen and Osimhen are top strikers for sure and I’d prefer the latter.
That said, they’re likely to be speculatively priced and best suited to Chelsea and others’ player purchase policies than Arsenal. There’s got to be a limit on how much money we spend on one player and bringing Mbape looks worse.
There are equally excellent strikers who aren’t as overhyped somewhere and our scouts are yet to do what they’re paid for on this subject!!
Toney would be great. Mbappe too. For me Osimhen did not look up to the hype at AFCON but I guess his record at Napoli speaks for itself. All exciting prospects.
Which striker looked up to the hype during the AFCON? He caused two penalties and had 3 disallowed goals. I would take Toney, but getting Victor will be massive for us. He may have to change style a bit, like how Man City changed to Suite Haaland.
Let’s not get carried away with exotic £100 mil plus footballers in any position until we generate the fees from sales of our own unneeded players. And definitely not Mbappe with his salary of somewhere between a reported 2 & 10 million a week.