Mikel Arteta's dream Arsenal XI if Edu completes £42.7m Benjamin Sesko transfer

It could be a busy summer for Arsenal as Mikel Arteta looks to take his young team to the next level.

The Gunners have performed sensationally throughout the 2023/24 campaign, challenging Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title as well as reaching the Champions League quarter-finals. But for the north Londoners to keep progressing they may need to be active in the summer transfer window.

A striker is the position which has been spoken about the most, with Arteta himself admitting his side do not have a prolific No.9 following the defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday. Speaking to CBS Sports the Spaniard said: «We have been the team that has scored more goals in the Premier League.

»From everywhere, because of the reality is we don't have a striker that is going to score 35 or 40 goals. So we have to live with that, we have many other qualities. Today is a day to stick behind the players, because they have given us so much and have taken us on this journey."

football.london understands that Edu Gaspar is interested in recruiting a striker this summer and one of the players being looked at is RB Leipzig frontman Benjamin Sesko. The 20-year-old has 13 goals and two assists in 37 appearances for the Bundesliga side this season.

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Sesko has a €50million (£42.7million) release clause in his contract that is due to become active in the summer, reports Evening Standard. Compared to Manchester City striker Erling Haaland, that appears to be a reasonable price for a forward of Sesko's calibre.

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