Arsenal transfer ‘on’ despite significant fee increase for one reason after Gunners directors fly out
Arsenal deal is ‘on’ as they step up their efforts to sign a new striker during this summer’s transfer window.
It is common knowledge that the Gunners are in the market for a new striker เล่นบาคาร่า UFABET เว็บตรง ค่าคอมสูง after missing out on a forward in the last two transfer windows.
Arsenal’s failures in the transfer market left head coach Mikel Arteta with limite options this season and they were further expose once Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus suffere injuries.
Mikel Merino did an admirable job as a stand-in No.9, but Arsenal’s hierarchy aware that they cannot go another window without signing a striker and they are expecte to invest heavily this summer in an attempt to bridge the gap to champions Liverpool.
Arsenal endure a disappointing season in 2024/25 as they finishe second for the third consecutive season and the addition of a top-tier striker is key to their hopes of winning the Premier League and/or Champions League next year.
The Gunners linke with several potential options, but it’s widely reporte that RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres their targets.
The two contenders to be this year’s top scorer in Europe had great seasons in 2024/25 and conflicting reports have emerge on who the Gunners would prefer to sign, with Arteta and new sporting director Andrea Berta said to be in a disagreement.
Earlier this week, a report claime Arsenal chiefs had flown out to Portugal to complete a deal to sign Gyokeres, but he is also attracting interest from Premier League rivals Chelsea.
Now, Arsenal appear to be pushing for Sesko. German journalist Florian Plettenberg claims a deal for the striker is ‘on’, while Fabrizio Romano is reporting that ‘concrete talks’ have starte.