One of Europe's hottest strikers reveals he's a life-long Arsenal fan

One of Europe's most promising young strikers has revealed that he is a life-long Arsenal fan and lumped praise on Napoli star Victor Osimhen who has also been linked with the London club.

The Gunners have fallen off the pace of Liverpool in the Premier League title race, dropping to fourth in the table with a five-point gap separating both sides.

Mikel Arteta's side have not been clinical enough in front of goal this season, having scored only 37 goals. For perspective, Liverpool and Aston Villa in first and second have scored 43 while Man City, in third have scored 45.

As the Gunners are on the hunt for a new striker, Bayer leverkusen's promising young star has revealed that he has been a life-long fan of the north London club on John Obi Mikel's The Obi One Podcast.

The 23-year-old is widely regarded as one of the most promising forwards in european football, having score 16 goals in 23 appearances across all competitions for the German side so far this season.

High-flying Leverkusen are unbeaten this season in the German top flight, with Granit Xhaka having joined the club from Arsenal in the summer.

And before lauding the impact that the ex-Gunners midfielder has had on the side, Boniface unveiled: 'For me, right from a young age I've supported Arsenal all my life.'

He added on the Swiss midfielder: 'He has experience, maturity and he's a top top professional.'

Xhaka played for the club between 2016 and 2023, amassing 297 appearances for the premier League club while also captaining the side on numerous occasions.

He went on to leave the club last summer, moving to Bayer Leverkusen, where he would meet up with the 23-year-old striker.

'We have a young squad but with Granit, it feels like we've been playing for a long time