How would gooners feel about a potential move for this Premier League striker?
In the wake of our dropped points against Fulham last time out, there has been audible frustration from everyone connected to the club about our self inflicted misfortunes. For the second game in a row, we failed to score from open play, much to the distaste of gooners alike.
This has raised yet more questions about the club’s failure to address key positions in the previous window. The one that has got everyone talking is our failure to sign an out and out striking option. Well, the issues might be too complex to be fixed by just signing a new striker, our play has become a little bit predictable in attack.
Patching up our left side as well as varying our points of attack might be more effective than just putting a new striker up top, however we cannot deny the importance of bringing in a lethal number 9. Many names have been swirling around the media, linking them with a move to the Gunners. Some, we have shown some interest in and others we haven’t but the latest name to join that list has been on our radar for years!
Dominic Calvert-Lewin was lauded as a potential England great in the future when he first burst unto the scene with Everton in 2017. Fast forward just under eight years later and it’s safe to say that he hasn’t lived up to expectations. After consecutive seasons (19/20 and 20/21) of double figure returns in front of goal, the Englishman has seen his career backslide due to inconsistency and injuries with the latter being the biggest factor in his decline.
This would certainly be a surprise considering his decline in the past few seasons, in fact he has only managed two goals in all competitions this season. A potential move to us will be devoid of logic, I mean we already have a striker (Jesus) who’s struggling with confidence himself so if he comes in, he won’t be a major upgrade to Kai Havertz.
With that said, it wouldn’t be the first time that Arteta has worked his wonders on a player devoid of confidence, the pair of Havertz and Xhaka are living proof to that fact, however it would be a big ask for him to deliver in the middle of the season, if he was to come in January.
The transfer is highly unlikely but I would love to get your answers about the headline in the comments gooners!
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He adds no value to the team. We need an upgrade not a downgrade or a backup. Havertz should be the backup.
Arsenal should only sign a player quite better than Havertz. At the moment Calvert Lewin doesn’t tick the boxes and he is not consistent due to his injury concern despite his huge tarlent.
Arsenal is a big club we should be looking for a statement signing when it comes to CF position. But if we are looking for cut prices I bet not DCL. May Liam Delap of Ipswich a very good young player or Duran of Aston Villa. These two are younger players
Absolutely not.
When are they going to get rid of partey he has a high amount of passes go astray
definitely not
What a sorry state, that the great Arsenal with all it’s history is being talked about getting cut price players. Which probably in reality would be a stop gap anyway.
Instead of these stop gaps. Why don’t the club from now to the end of the season, which I hope they are doing anyway, start researching the decent strikers out there, have maybe three at the top of their list. And make a big effort to sign one of them.
Do the same in some other positions, and who knows we might even have a good transfer window for a change.
Just a thought on Calvert-Lewin, with his injury record we need him like we need a hole in the head.
Awful player.
Injury prone.Enough said.
Calvert-Lewin is a good striker on his day and if he stays free from injuries, he could be a good buy for us. He is clinical and given the number of chances arsenal create, he could hit the ground running. He is direct and fast so he could be a different line of attack for arsenal, exactly what we need. arteta could mould him to be a lethal striker.