Getafe has breathed a sigh of relief after receiving clarification from Mikel Arteta regarding Arsenal’s pursuit of a striker this month, particularly in connection with rumours linking the Gunners to Borja Mayoral.
Mayoral has been among the top goal-scorers in La Liga this season, drawing interest from Arsenal.
With Arsenal in need of new strikers but facing financial constraints that rule out higher-priced options like Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen this month, Mayoral seemed like an attractive and affordable target, reportedly having a release clause.
While previous reports suggested that Arsenal had even submitted a bid for Mayoral, it turned out not to be true. However, this sparked speculation that Arsenal was indeed interested in the Spanish striker.
Recently, Arteta clarified that Arsenal might not sign a new striker this month, and Estadio Deportivo reports that these comments were reassuring for Getafe. The club had been concerned about the potential loss of their star player, but with Arteta’s statement, it seems Arsenal is unlikely to pursue Mayoral in this transfer window.
Just Arsenal Opinion
We need a better striker than Mayoral, and it could mean we have to wait until the end of the season to find someone good enough for that role at the club.
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We need far better in terms of a striker.
Too bad the issue wasn’t addressed in the Summer, but I hope the club now moves for a striker for the start of next season.
Better to wait and work to bring in a top striker this Summer, than to settle for an average addition locked in for several years and wages.
Versatility seems a priority, so a bit of a surprise we have no plan B in strikers. This Summer is an opportunity to correct this oversight, and hopefully a finisher is on the shortlist.
We need no striker!!! Speaking of Mayoral though, he scored a brilliant goal today, assisted by his strike partner Enes Unal. i would prefer Enes to him though, if at all we want a striker from the Madrid outfit.
Are you saying we ne no striker AT ALL?
Yeah, clearly stated.
I, and others, would be seriously interested WHY you think as you do. I doubt you will find many, even any at all, who agree with your minority view and I FOR ONE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW YOUR REASONING BEHIND THAT STATEMENT PLEASE.
Do you , perhaps , seriously believe our existing strikers are good enough?
Coupled with the fact that Mikel is not interested in signing a new CF to aid our so called “goalscoring crisis”, we have proven to be independent on a particular player scoring about 20 plus goals while sharing the responsibility all over the team. That aside, i’m not sure about the obsession of fans wanting strikers in particular to score most of the goals as a goal by any other player on the pitch earns no more or less score, a goal is a goal regardless where it came from. All we have to hope for is the team replicating their goalscoring form of last season, in order to see us through the remainder of the season. A new CF cannot realistically score more than our current options cos of our chaotic approach in the opposition box tactic, still too untidy for a fox in the box clinical forward to thrive in, at least for now.
Thank you for sharing your mind!
I disagree that it is “fact” that MA is not interested in signing a new CF.
That is merely your opinion. And opinions, unless backed by firm evidence, are NOT facts. You have provided NO evidence to back your opinion, I notice.
You should notice Mikel’s comments whenever quizzed on a striker signing and the fact he did’nt bring in a new one in the summer after we missed out on the tittle last season due to a so called lack of a clinical striker and both Gabi and Eddie not being “good enough”. and if you care to read the gaffer’s post match comment where he insisted he wants the goal scoring responsibility shared all over the team. i’m sure you also missed when he said he “loves” his current striking options and “in his opinion are the best strikers in the world”. so yeah, it’s a fact Mikel is not interested in a CF. It’s best you all know this and erase the thoughts.
Well Vamos, if MA thinks we have the best “strikers” in the world, then we are destined to fail.
“destined to fail” you say? Only time shall tell if you’re wrong or right.
Vamos, you make the classic fan mistake of naively BELIEVING public statements.
I am always warning gullible fans who trot out public statements made by football folk within the game, as if they are gospel truth. Most are no such thing.
Managers, almost all, certainly at top level clubs, NEVER reveal their TRUE wishes in public. Surely you know THAT by now!
IT IS BEYOND OBVIOUS, THAT WHATEVER HAPPENED LAST SUMMER , WE BADLY NEED A TOP LEVEL STRIKER THIS COMING SUMMER.
I and most clued up fans will be amazed if NONE ARRIVES, NEXT SUMMER, as you will surely see!
Alright then, let’s see how it all pans out.
Our neighbors had Kane who was scoring like 30 goals per season but they never win trophys so striker is not a solution but solution is that our forward line pull there sox and gain back the scoring form of last season and defense to maintain what they are doing coz defense costed us trophy last season
Arsenal may do without a new striker yet. Their main problem is that in some games their transision from defence into attack is too slow. Interpasses become too many sometimes passing the ball back into defence. This gives the opponents time to settle down in defence. This makes it more difficult to create chances for goals.
Exactly right;none of the 5 goals scored were product of the Tiki Taka sort of tactic played this year by the team with the arrival of Raya.The goals were created by rapid transitions from de backs to fowards and one was originated by Raya himself with a change of tactic.
Good for Getafe. I hope this huge underdog upsets the La Liga apple cart this season.
Geez, I just realized it is Girona that is top of La Liga rather than mid table Getafe. Oh well, maybe they’ll still catch RM – or, maybe not, lol.