4 strikers I’d like to see in Arsenal colours
For me personally, a new striker at Arsenal would be a massive boost for us this season or even next. I’ve got nothing against Eddie Nketiah and think he has more than enough talent to keep going at Arsenal, but as we continue to get better, our standards need to rise also.
For me, Arsenal deserve a world class striker with a bit more experience than I think Nketiah can bring. Other than injuries I think Jesus is more than good enough for this Arsenal side, but if we could have someone else just as good to rotate him with, It could make us a driving force in this league. Here’s 4 names that I think would fit well in Arteta’s Arsenal system.
My first choice would be Victor Osimhen, I’m sure everyone has heard his name floated about as well but for me, I think he would fit perfectly as an Arsenal player and he oozes quality. Arsenal have reportedly contacted his agents, but Napoli also sound set on wanting him to sign a new contract, so a deal wouldn’t be a simple one, unless Osimhen is attracted to the challenge himself. Having a few problems with Napoli this season, for me it’s likely he leaves there soon and if we miss out on him, I think we would really regret it. I’d be surprised if we could pull this off in January but he’s definitely one to keep an eye on in the summer.
Ivan Toney is set to be allowed to leave Brentford as long as it’s for “a decent fee”. Toney has spent months out of football due to a betting scandal but is set to return on the 17th of January. He has played a few non official friendly games and has stayed fit throughout his time away, but might not be match fit for a while. His contract runs out in 2025 and Brentford have the option to extend that by a year but they seem ready to accept his loss if the right fee comes in. I’d say they’re looking for around £80-100M in todays market and this is one I could see done in January or the summer.
Dominic Solanke the Bournemouth striker has begun to appear as a choice for Arsenal and personally I think he would be a great fit in Arteta’s team, although Bill Foley has said that the door is closed and bolted shut for any Bournemouth player in January, so we would either have to offer something stupid or wait until the summer. Solanke has had a very good start of the season with Bournemouth and could be an ideal fit for Arsenal.
Ollie Watkins is reportedly on the list for Arsenal too and is being considered. Watkins only recently signed a new contract with Aston Villa till 2028 and considering how well they’re doing in the league this season, nabbing Watkins would be a huge task and would probably take a lot of money to do so. Emery is also an attractive coach to work under and for me as much as I think Watkins would thrive at Arsenal, for me, he’s the least likely to make the move but definitely a great shout.
I’d love to see a striker in January but I expect it’s more likely to be in the summer but I do think we need to sign one before next season.
What’s your thoughts Gooners?
Daisy Mae
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Ivan Tony is my pick
It seems to see you have a glaring omission; Viktor Gyokeres, Sporting. He has all the attributes of a young, developing CF. He strongly resembles Jesus in style but his finishing is right up there. See for yourself -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvCpWX7kVq4&t=308s&pp=ygUUZ3lva2VyZXMsIGZvb3RiYWxsZXI%3D
I suggested Gyokeres before his transfer from Coventry and he has gone on to prove himself to be a bargain buy for Sporting.
I don’t think any big ticket striker will come in during the January window. Perhaps, if we manage to sell a Partey and or Jorginho, we might look to sign a midfield player with that money. But I don’t see or expect significant new money to be invested this January.
I like Ivan Tony and given that I don’t think we will buy him in January, it would be good to see him have a strong end of season and confirm why we like him, before we actually do invest big money in him.
Osimhen is clearly a big ticket striker and would be intriguing, but he would not be the first big name striker to come from a foreign league and struggle to adapt to the PL. So I see him as a bigger risk.
Watkins is putting up the numbers, but even if he was for sale, I don’t get a great excitement imagining him as a Gunner. This might very well be because I have not seen him play too often this year.
Finally, I do hope we will bring in a striker during the summer window as our main signing, who will go on to score 20+ goals for us next season. To win major trophies, you need a world-class striker, or better said, such a striker significantly improves the chances of silverware.
It’s all very well to “target” players, but top teams are not going to allow Arsenal to cherry pick their talent, and no way would Villa sell us Watkins, who we could have got at a decent price not so long ago.
Toney was pretty good before his ban, but he must be well out of match fitness, so it probably wouldn’t be a good move to buy him before summer, and even then we’d most likely get no more than three seasons of quality from him (if at all).
Solanke’s scoring well in a failing side, which is impressive.
I know nothing of Osimhen other than his impressive stats.
If Toney is 80m-100m then I’d rather spend the extra for Osimhen.
Then the question remains, what do we do with Eddie? Not many clubs will be willing to match his salary. If we loan him out then we are jut losing money while his contract runs down
My take is thb we push for Solanke since he is good and may help us o stay safeboth competeive and financiallywith FIFA.
In order of priority:
Osimehin
Olie Watkins
Ivan Toney
I’m not saying he’s the striker I want but Solanke is the only one of the four we could realistically get. Toney is a risk and way over priced, Osimhen not available or indeed affordable and Watkins will be top of the league tonight so why would he move and does anyone really think Villa would contemplate selling him? no of course not,
Agree – I had thought toney would be available for less given his age and recent issues, and if something more realistic could be negotiated, I’d definitely go for him.
Also, solanke might be more affordable, but how much are Bournemouth really going to want? I’d suggest they’d ask for something like 50m given his recent form, and I don’t have a huge amount of confidence his form would translate to this arsenal team, like I do with the other three.
If toney is too expensive, our best bet would be to take a risk with someone from outside the Premier league who we think could do a job in the short term but had the potential to be great in the future. I think there’s a few players like that around Europe, but they’re always a gamble.
@GB, sorry Villa are still not Top of the league even after their match.
Your crystal balls failed you I guessed!
Certainly did and I’m glad for once my balls let me down 😊
Only Osimhen from that list.
Oshien’
Santiago Gimenez
Vlohovic
Maybe you should do a priority listening for midfielders as well Daisy
Forget it! No incoming striker.
For me, It’s Osimhen tops the Watkins second. Solanke would be my last consideration if he comes at a reasonable cost, and that’s £30 – £35million. Beyond that he can stay where he is..
Everybody keeps saying we should get Solanke but is he really any better than Eddie ?
He’s scored eight goals in sixteen Premier League appearances this season, and for a failing team, which makes him much better.
Solanke is crap, mate. Are you gonna suggest the lad in the Bundesliga, Serhou Guirassy, is better than Haaland because he’s scored more goals this season? Stats don’t tell you everything you need to know.
For example Kevin Phillips had more 30 goals Prem seasons than Les Ferdinand, Ian Wright, Jermaine Defoe, Dimitar Berbarov, I could go on.
Dominic Solanke is a decent player but that’s it. And he isn’t as good as Nketiah he is just playing every minute of every game because he’s their main striker and Bournemouth are doing ok, so it stands to reason he would be having a decent season.
Of course! Mate!
I do believe that Solanke has just scored a hat trick😜
In the summer we should target the following in order of preference;
Osimehn
Sesko
Gyokeres
Santiago Gimenez
I like Toney but i get the feeling if the club don’t attempt to sign him in January then that ship will well and truly be over and Arteta will look for a younger long term option in the summer which is probably his preference anyway.
If we can somehow get Toney for £60 million or less and on reasonable wages then we should go for him otherwise we should not go overboard to get any other striker.
No Jax, it doesn’t make him a better striker. He’s NOT as good as Eddie. Those good at spotting talent knows.
Frankly, the inclusion of Dominic Solanke (I am aware he has been mentioned in the press) is ridiculous and alarming. He just isn’t very good. Ollie Watkins would be okay. He works hard and has greatly improved his scoring in recent seasons and is an Arsenal fan. Ivan Toney is a very poor man’s Harry Kane. He is very good and would be a good addition but I am not convinced he will score any more than Jesus does. And there is no point talking about Osimehn. He is just too expensive. Not sure why you omitted Vlahovic from your article but he would be my choice.
Go for mauro icadi and retain Eddie to learn from his experience.
Oh dear!
(1) Osimhen – Ideal
(2) Toney – Very good option
(3) Solanke – Meh. Is he really that good?
(4) Watkins – No thanks. Not really an upgrade on Nketiah.
Solanke! Are you kidding?
Osimhen would cost too much, and could be a new Super-Mario, who was the top scorer ten years ago, and made Liverpool very disapointed. I think he scored once durich his time in England. Nobody knows what Ivan Toney is capable of after his suspension. It’s like being injured almost a full season. Gyökeres? Maybe. Solanke? No. Watkins? No.
It would of course be lovely with a guy scoring 25-30 goals per season. But if Gabriel Jesus stay healthy he’s good enough for me. For me it’s no difference if he scores himself, pass to the guy who scores, or pass to the guy who pass to the guy who scores – as long as Arsenal score goals. And Arsenal are scoring goals. So far. But do they score at Anfield?
I’m still OK with the forwards we already have, but then, I’m not a paying customer, so my expectations are restricted.