Edu urged to complete double Arsenal transfer from £298m summer shortlist
Arsenal's summer transfer window looks set to be a crucial one as Mikel Arteta prepares for the 2024/25 season. The Gunners made four marquee moves last summer with Declan Rice, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and David Raya, while initially on loan, all arriving permanently.
A quiet January transfer window took place earlier this year with Arsenal treading the line carefully to ensure they did not break profit and sustainability rules (PSR). However, with prize money to come and through player sales, Arteta and sporting director Edu could be set for a busy summer.
Signing an elite-level forward appeared as one aim for Arsenal, however 45 league goals since the turn of the suggests priorities lay elsewhere especially with the specific requirements they are looking for. football.london understands that Arsenal are in the market for a dynamic profile of centre-forward.
Benjamin Sesko, Viktor Gyokeres and Victor Osimhen have all been linked with Arsenal and now former defender Mikael Silvestre believes the latter and another Premier League star are the strikers the Gunners should go for. «You always need to bring players in and probably number 1 is a striker, if you can,» he told bettingexpert.com. «The one that is going to get 30 goals. Fantastic. That would mean business has been done properly.”
“Osimhen and Watkins (are the 30-40 goals a season strikers). I think you have to look at the services the other players at Arsenal can provide. A good quality striker is going to create chances by himself but he will get the service at Arsenal. I’d say Osimhen and Watkins are the attackers that can score 30-40 goals a season at Arsenal.»
Signing either Osimhen or Watkins will likely come at a premium with the Aston Villa striker recently
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