Arsenal is in need of a clinical striker. Dominic Solanke is one of the in-form attackers the Gunners have been linked with. The Bournemouth striker is in scintillating form. In 20 games, he has scored 12 goals. Only Mohammed Salah and Erling Haaland, each with 14 goals, have scored more.
No offense to Bournemouth, but Solanke moving to Arsenal will be a huge step forward for his career. That’s why former the Rangers striker Ally McCoist has advised him to pursue a move to the Emirates this month.
McCoist believes the Bournemouth forward should recognize he may have reached his peak and should seek a transfer while he is still firing on all cylinders, since he may never have that opportunity again.
Speaking on talkSPORT, the Scot said, “Move. All day. I look at Dominic Solanke, and I think right now he is an unbelievably rich vein of form. That might not last. Therefore, he might not get another opportunity to move to a club like Tottenham or a club like Arsenal. If he gets the opportunity to move to a club like that, for me, it is an absolute no-brainer. He has to move.”
With a clinical striker like Solanke, the Gunners would not be 5 points off the top of the Premier League table; they would undoubtedly be at the top, setting the pace. Convincing Bournemouth to sell their top striker on a permanent deal may be difficult. The Gunners should try to sign him on a loan deal and provide the PL side with an attractive loan preposition. Solanke might be Arteta’s secret weapon in his quest to win the 2023–24 Premier League title if he continues his current form.
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Agreed it’s a no brainer….takes no brain to want a striker with horrific stats to come to us, a team with title ambitions.
There’s always a slight chance someone completely outperforms but do we take a gamble? We all knows what happens with a new signing, they’ll be played continuously regardless of form…..which would drag out our “no good striker in the squad” saga another few years.
Like I always say, many here have zero concept of opportunity cost. Signing Solanke now would likely mean no new great striker in the next 2-3 years.
Stat don’t count all time when u go to a new club…..can he get the goals with pressure playing for our arsenal team…
Stats don’t tell a whole story I agree but that doesn’t change the fact that’s he’s playing in 115 EPL games and scored 22 goals.
My point still stands, maybe he is half decent for us and get’s 12-15 goals a season, still takes up space and stops us from signing a top striker.
Without doubt we would be top of the league?
I admire the positivity, but doubt the reasoning (if there is any) behind it.
The mostly regular clinical finish goals scorer,. Who Arsenal may be looking out for to sign this winter window from a far.. But he could be looking to be near to them at AFC Bournemouth in Dominic Solanke.
He may not be highly prolific in regular goals scoring like Erling Haaland and Mohammed Salah of Man City and Liverpool FC are so far in the Epl this season.
But his level of being prolific in regular goals scorn in the Epl this season SHOULD be okay for Arteta’s Arsenal team squad acquisition this winding. For the purpose to sustain their Epl and Ucl titles winning charge this season. I will want to opinnionate.
Ivan Toney the Bees’ striker is being tailored for Arsenal to sign him this window. He too is good or was good because he has not been playing to allow know his current state of goals scoring form.
But Solanke has been playing this season regular for Bournemouth in the Epl. And he has scored 14 times including a hat trick in 18 appearances for club so far this season. Which I am sure Arteta is a were of his stats.
But does Arteta like him and want Arsenal to sign him for his team this window? I believe he doesn’t hate or dislike him. But does he rate him to the extend of wanting Aesenal to sign him this window? Or he has another striker in mind who he wants to sign or bone at all this window?
Only the all knowing God the Omniscient knows what is in Arteta”s mind and thought.
But let him for the sake of Arsenal winning the Epl and Ucl titles this season. Request from the Arsenal Board to sign Solanke for his squad this window.
He is not the right choice.
The regular clinical finish goals scorer,. Who Arsenal may be looking out for to sign this winter window from a far. Could be near to them at AFC Bournemouth in Dominic Solanke.
He may not be highly prolific in regular goals scoring like Erling Haaland and Mohammed Salah of Man City and Liverpool FC are so far in the Epl this season.
But his level of being prolific in regular goals scorn in the Epl this season SHOULD be okay for Arteta’s Arsenal team squad acquisition this window. For the purpose to sustain their Epl and Ucl titles winning charge this season. I will want to opinnionate this.
Ivan Toney the Bees’ striker is being tailored for Arsenal to sign him this window. He too is good or was good because he has not been playing which will make one to know his current state of goals scoring form.
But Solanke has been playing this season regularly for Bournemouth in the Epl. And he has scored 12 times including a hatrick in 18 appearances for his club so far this season. Which I am sure Arteta is aware of his stats.
But does Arteta like him and want Arsenal to sign him for his team this window? I believe he doesn’t hate or dislike him. But does he rate him to the extend of to want Aesenal to sign him this window? Or he has another striker in mind who he wants signed or none at all this window?
Only the all knowing God the Omniscient knows what is in Arteta”s mind and thoughts.
But let him for the sake of to make Arsenal win the Epl and Ucl titles this season. Request from the Arsenal Board to sign Solanke for his squad this window.
I’ve read the above Gooners comments on Solanke. Which shows that they are not in for Arsenal to sign him this window. Their main reason being for them, he’s not prolific enough.
But I think Arsenal SHOULD sign him this window to not allow maybe Tottenham Hs Chelsea or Man Utd To beat us Arsenal to his signing under our noses. But only for us to later to start regretting if us had known it’ll be like this. We would have signed him.
But what a regret that will be later if the Totts signed him this window like they had signed James Maddison last summer under our noses. But are now contesting with Arsenal for a higher league table placement finish this season.
I think Arteta SHOULD not make the mistakes to allow the signing opportunity of Solanke slipped off his fingers when he can hold him tight.
He can improve him to play better for Arsenal scoring more goals sonsistently than he is currently doing at Bournemouth if he allowed Arsenal to sign him for his team squad this window.
I hope Arsenal go in for a clinical striker this January window, we do really need one. Solanke seems to be in great form and it is wonderful to be just behind Haaland and Salah, goes to show his striking form and finishing ability.