Arsenal stars Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard could inadvertently thwart the club’s chances of signing a £60 million forward who the club really like.
Edu and Arteta planning to sign new attackers for Arsenal
The North Londoners, in their bid to win a first Premier League title in 20 years, have been imperious going forward, despite not having an out and out goalscorer leading the line.
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The Gunners are “very impressed” by his ability.
Indeed, no other team have racked up more goals in the top flight than Mikel Arteta’s men so far this season, with strikes coming from all across the attacking areas courtesy of top scorers Saka (16), Kai Havertz (12) and Leandro Trossard (11).
However, it is still widely believed that Arsenal are planning to bring in an important new striker this summer, and reliable journalist Charles Watts has also claimed they could look to bring in yet another winger as well.
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Arsenal’s top scorers in the league this season |
Goals |
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Bukayo Saka |
16 |
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Kai Havertz |
12 |
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Leandro Trossard |
11 |
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Martin Odegaard |
8 |
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Declan Rice |
7 |
The Gunners are targeting number nines in big names like Napoli star Victor Osimhen and Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyokeres. The latter has been in scintillating form over 2023/2024, scoring 41 goals in all competitions, and it is believed Arsenal are in pole position to sign Gyokeres for Arteta.
In terms of wingers who Arsenal could have their eyes on, Crystal Palace star Michael Olise is thought to be one of them.
The France youth international, barring his injury absences, has been a star player for Oliver Glasner and his predecessor. Scoring nine goals and assisting four others over 17 league appearances, he’s displayed real cutting edge, and this has alerted Arsenal chiefs.
Arsenal really like Olise but Odegaard and Saka could thwart deal
According to Football Transfers, Arsenal are big fans of Olise but Saka and Odegaard could actually thwart a deal. This is because the prospect of regular game time for the 22-year-old is diminished, thanks to the latter pair cementing their roles in similar positions to Olise.
The Eagles star wants to join a team playing Champions League football next term but also wants to start week in week out, with Aston Villa now confident they can beat both Arteta and Man United in the race for Olise – who is rumoured to command a £60 million price tag.
“In the first-half we didn’t get enough out of him, and we couldn’t bring him into the game as much as we wanted,” said former Palace boss Roy Hodgson when discussing Olise’s future after a terrific 5-1 win away to Leeds last season.
“In the first-half he was a figure on the right but he wasn’t creating chances or showing aggression in his play. In the second-half he got it all right in both defence and attack and he showed what a wonderful player he is.
“I have seen him for 10 days less than I have seen the others. What I make of him is that I think he is an enormous talent – he has got a great possibility to have a wonderful career and a wonderful future. We can only hope we at Crystal Palace can give him that platform.”
