Arsenal – Which strikers could they try to sign? Alexander Isak, Benjamin Sesko, Santiago Gimenez, Victor Osimhen, Victor Gyokeres Analysis | Football News

Arsenal need reinforcements up front to support striker Kai Havertz and maintain their Premier League title challenge after Gabriel Jesus is suspected of long-term injury – but who can they sign?

Alexander Isaac – Newcastle

Arsenal are believed to have a long-term interest in Alexander Isak.

Newcastle do not want to let their star striker leave and he is among the top of the world's forwards in terms of valuation and could cost in excess of £100m.

The Sweden international has three years left on his contract with Newcastle and the club are interested in extending his contract.

“When you have real quality up front, that's what you have,” Mikel Arteta said after Isaac led Newcastle to a 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium in the Carabao Cup. It felt like a pointed comment to the club's hierarchy, pointing out what his team was still lacking.

Benjamin Cesco – RB Leipzig

Benjamin Cesc is another long-term target for Arsenal and one they are keeping a close eye on in the summer.

The Slovenia international was expected to move somewhere in the summer, with Manchester United also interested, but he remains at RB Leipzig.

The 21-year-old Sesco is still very young, but he has played more than 100 adult games for Red Bull Salzburg and Leipzig, 26 appearances in the Champions League and 39 appearances for the national team. An impressive 30 goals in 66 Bundesliga games.

Santiago Jimenez – Feyenoord

Mexican forward Santiago Jimenez is one of the top emerging strikers in Europe and has scored a lot of goals for Feyenoord.

He was linked with a move last summer, attracting interest from Nottingham Forest, but he stayed.

The 23-year-old may be lagging behind others in terms of development and the Eredivisie isn't as strong, but the potential is huge and he looks a good fit.

Victor Osimhen – Napoli, loaned to Galatasaray

Victor Osimhen has long been one of Europe's top forwards, with all expectations surrounding a summer move to Chelsea.

However, when that didn't materialize and his position at Napoli became untenable in the process, he was loaned out to Galatasaray for a season.

Osimhen continues to excel there and his long-term future remains to be determined. No doubt he will score for the Gunners too.

Victor Chockers – Sports

Another of Sweden's top emerging strikers has improved since arriving from Sporting Lisbon from Coventry City.

Premier League clubs had paid attention to Victor Choques but did not consider it at the time, allowing him to move to Portugal to develop under Ruben Amorim.

Amorim has said he will not raid Sporting Lisbon for players in January as he looks to improve United's squad, but a summer move to Old Trafford has been widely touted given their relationship.

Is it time for Arsenal to gamble on the market?

Sky Sports' Nick Wright:

“Arsenal are active in the transfer market and ready to make a move when the right opportunity arises. Whether they will do so, though, is another question.

“Arteta highlighted the difficulty of finding players who can make Arsenal better. He said last week that bringing in players wouldn't help us at all. “No.

“Of course, he has a point. There's no upside to signing someone for the sake of it. But all signings come with risks. Even the 'perfect' player might not have the impact expected. By the same token, you can just because you seem to be doing something wrong. Imperfect choices are rewarded by gambling.

“Liverpool's attack shows why. Diogo Jota, for example, was brilliant at Anfield despite never scoring more than nine goals in the Premier League before moving from Wolves.

“Sure, Dalvin Nunez still has a long way to go to justify his price tag, but Luis Diaz and Cody Gakpo, both signed for relatively affordable fees by today's standards, Continuing to provide value for money, the former did so immediately upon his arrival in the middle of the 2022 season.

“And, of course, Mohamed Salah. The Egyptian has proven a huge success but despite his performances in Italy he was far from a guarantee when he arrived at Chelsea from Roma. Previously, he had failed Making an impact in Chelsea's Premier League “Arsenal can learn from this.

“They have already paid the price on the pitch for their failure to reinforce in the summer and they certainly cannot let another window pass without making a move – even if it means making a move on what they have been able to acquire. compromise.”

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