Arsenal could secure a very astute striking option at an affordable rate in the summer transfer window, with manager Mikel Arteta in clear need of a new centre-forward for next season.
Arsenal targeting new striker this summer
The north Londoners have their preferred options behind-the-scenes when it comes to striker targets, and their shortlist is said to include some very interesting names.
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He’s a reported top target for the Gunners.
Chief among them is Newcastle United superstar Alexander Isak, who has marked himself out as the Premier League‘s arguable best marksman in terms of form right now.
However, while some reports suggest that Eddie Howe’s side have placed a price tag in excess of £83 million on his head, reliable journalist David Ornstein has said that RB Leipzig starlet Benjamin Sesko is a more realistic potential signing.
“There’s no doubt that he is the player that Mikel Arteta has at the top of his list,” said Ornstein on the Sky Sports Back Pages podcast recently.
“If he was to sign a striker, he’s seen as perfect for Arsenal’s system and everything he offers. They’ve [Newcastle] got no intention of seeing him go anywhere. They want him to sign a new contract. If they don’t qualify for the Champions League, maybe there’s a consideration, but the price will be phenomenally high.
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“Really, clubs like Arsenal should be looking for the next Alexander Isak, not the one who’s on the market if he was to come on the market. And also, we don’t even know that Isak would want to join Arsenal. I think it’s more realistic that Arsenal need to look for other targets, such as a Benjamin Sesko or whoever else is on the market.”
Arsenal are apparently prepared to bid for Sesko again, following their rejected proposal to the Slovenia international last summer, while it is believed that Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres is another target for Arteta.
All the aforementioned stars would come at a premium, which is to be expected given their prowess in front of goal, but an equally prolific striker who may well be available at an attainable fee is Fiorentina’s Moise Kean.
Arsenal can sign Moise Kean for just £43m in July
According to Italian journalist Niccolo Ceccarini, in a piece for TUTTOmercatoWEB, Arteta’s side are indeed interested in the former Everton and PSG forward amid a phenomenal breakout campaign at La Viola.
The 24-year-old has netted nearly 20 goals in all competitions so far, attracting attention from a host of top sides, with Arsenal among the teams targeting Kean ahead of a potential summer move.
Ceccarini writes that Kean’s contract includes a release clause, set at around £43 million, which will become active from July.
While the Italy international had a failed stint at Goodison Park in the Premier League, he appears to have really discovered his best in Serie A, and there is no reason to suggest he wouldn’t thrive with the service of Arsenal’s world-class current attacking players.
