Is this a bargain prolific striker Arteta could nab this summer? by Grandad
The suggestion that Jesus could play wide, is, in itself, a sensible one, as he has been poor in the role of central striker since he returned from injury. Indeed, we played better with the much-maligned Nketiah through the middle.
In Martinelli, Saka and ESR we have three talented young players who are versatile enough to play on either wing, or in the case of the Brazilian I believe at CF. The need for a physically stronger central striker has been evident for some time and many names have been mentioned to fill that gap.
Most of them will cost upward of 50m, but there is a young man currently playing in the Championship who could be the answer at around 25m.
I am talking about Viktor Gyokeres of Coventry City who I have seen over a full ninety minutes on four occasions this season. The young Swedish international, who is 6’2″, is tremendously strong and very adept at holding up the ball.
While he is not a flier, he runs well off the ball and is a good finisher. He is the best CF I have seen in the Championship where he is a real handful.
After an uninspiring apprenticeship, moving around many loan clubs in the lower divisions, he really cane into his own whe Coventry signed him permanently for just a £1m fee in 2021. He scored 18 goals in his first full season with the Sky Blues, and surpassed that in this campaign with 23 goals in 46 games, helping Coventry to reach the Championship play-off final this coming Saturday. which is an excellent return.
Whether he can be as effective in the Premier League is open to debate, but to me he is most certainly an option which may prove productive.
After all the likes of Toney and Watkins served their apprenticeship in that League and have done very well in the EPL. In fact, according to TalkSport, Brentford are aiming to get him as a replacement for Toney, with a price quoted of at least £25m…
At just 24 years of age he could fit Arteta’s project and could end up a bargain buy at that price.
Grandad
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With all due respect. We finished second in the league and are hoping to cement that. The main striker for Arsenal can not be a punt on a Championship striker and i very much doubt Edu and Arteta will either.
Is he as good as Mitrovich was? No.
Why didn’t the Arsenal’a Scouts under Edu the Arsenal technical director management scout him for Arsenal since? And recommend him to him to consult Arteta to take a serious Look at him for a possible signing of the striker by Arsenal.
Or was that done but Arteta didn’t want him?
But I don’t don’t think Arsenal pay the said £25m to sign Viktor Gyokeres this summer. Who has not played in the Epl before. That’s asumming they opted to sign him this summer over a top quality top League recognised striker with the above mentioned attribute. Maybe they’ll sign him for £8m
It’s a gamble. But will Arteta takes a gamble on him to have Arsenal sign Viktor for his team this summer to see if it will payoff handsomely for Arsenal next season?
Why didn’t the Arsenal’a Scouts under Edu the Arsenal technical director management scout him for Arsenal since? And recommend him to him to consult Arteta to take a serious Look at him for a possible signing of the striker by Arsenal.
Or was that done but Arteta didn’t want him?
But I don’t don’t think Arsenal will pay the said £25m to sign Viktor Gyokeres this summer. Who has not played in the Epl before. That’s asumming they opted to sign him this summer over a top quality top League recognised striker with the above mentioned attribute. Maybe they’ll sign him for £8m
It’s a gamble. But will Arteta takes a gamble on him to have Arsenal signed Viktor for his team this summer to see if it will payoff handsomely for Arsenal next season?
Arsenal surely need a striker, a serious one. To think that Jesus can lead the line for a title-chasing side is self deceit!
Jesus will never be a 20-goal-a-season striker and neither will Nketiah. The sight of Jesus struggling to convert clear-cut chances has been very painful to all of us!
But then, to think that Gyokeres can be the answer to Erling Haaland is ludicrous! Well, Haaland is a beast, but I think Arsenal need a striker who can score at least half the goals the Norwegian can manage in a season and that definitely cannot be Gyekeres.
I feel disgusted whenever I read reports of Balogun being headed for the exit. He’s proved himself in France and for me, he must be given chance to show his talents because I’m sure he’s a much better striker than both Jesus and Nketiah
The thought of selling him so that Arsenal continue with only Jesus and Nketiah is an idea from hell!
You do realise the Balogun exit reports are all media click-bait, right? It was the same when Saliba was on loan. Every publication reported on how Arteta didn’t rate him or how Saliba didn’t want to play for Arsenal anymore.
No one at Arsenal nor Balogun himself has said he won’t be an Arsenal player next season.
Its not click bait and Arteta didn’t rate Saliba. Saliba said himself, he didn’t feel wanted, when he was told he wouldn’t get a squad number. Old news anyway.
Yes Ken,I’m not saying thatGyokeres is the finished article but he would provide us with a dynamic that we don’t have at present for reasonable outlay.The fact that he plays in the Championship is immaterial, it’s the quality and development potential of the player that important.If we take Brighton for example, who have recruited so well during the past 4/5 years, gems like Caicedo and Mitoma attracted their attention whilst playing in Leagues in their own Countries, which are much weaker than the EPL.It’s not the quality of the Leagues that matters, but the quality of the player under scrutiny.
Haven’t seen the player myself, but to think we have to buy a player over a certain amount, otherwise he’s not worth it, is so silly.
Lukaku is the perfect example of that, while the complete opposite has to be Nicolas Anelka.
Grandad, I agree with you that Arsenal should not neglect the Championship as a source of players, which has proven to be a very tough and comprtitive league to succeed in.