In the final weeks of this transfer window, Arsenal is likely to sign a forward to bolster its attack. Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres is one of the forwards being linked. Despite a high price tag of £85 million, which may be required to complete his transaction, the Swede is demonstrating he is worth every penny. Two games into the new season, he picks up where he left off last season (when he tallied 43 goals and 15 assists), as he already has one goal and three assists to his name.
His first goal of the season came on Saturday night in Sporting CP’s 3-1 win over Rio Ave, when he reminded us what a complete player he is by not only scoring and providing two assists but also directing play, as statistics show.
If the Arsenal scouts, who have been scouting the Swede, watched that game, which hinted at why he was the most productive player in Europe’s top leagues last season, they should be convincing the Arsenal executives why they ought to crown Arteta’s summer business with his swoop.
After departing Championship side Coventry last summer, the 26-year-old has continued to succeed in Portugal, demonstrating a combination of talent, speed, and goal-scoring ability that makes him an excellent match for Arteta’s project.
Arsenal has suffered from attacking inefficiency, and Gyokeres will undoubtedly improve not only that but also the overall quality of the group, pushing Kai Havertz to his full potential. With a proven striker joining Arteta’s initiative, Arteta should finally boast of his strongest attack ever.
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Possession lost 17.Not likely to impress Arteta who looks for his central striker to be able to retain possession in tight situations and to link up with others .This is one of the reasons for Nketiah falling short as he simply does not have the skills to keep the ball under pressure.When I flagged up Gyokeres as a possible signing from Coventry over 2 years ago I mentioned his tendency to give away the ball too easily, but at that time we could have recruited him for around £15m not the ludicrous fee suggested now.Perhaps he has improved his all round game during the past two seasons in what is not a particularly competitive League but for someone who is not particularly quick and lacks the ball skills of his compatriot,Issac, I think he is substantially overpriced.
Thanks for the insights Grandad. These are things which the casual fan (including me in this instance) are unaware of and yet they criticize Edu, MA, etc. for not being as interested in this guy as they believe they should be. You can bet Edu and MA have made a much more concerted effort than the typical pundit to be aware of everything possible about a potential signing.
I’ve always harboured some doubts about Gyokeres. I think that perhaps a more obvious (?) giveaway is that if he is so good overall (as many reports constantly suggest) then why aren’t clubs queuing up to bid for him?
After all, “killer” strikers are few and far between and although the reported £85m certainly isn’t cheap it may be subject to negotiation. There just doesn’t seem to be any firm interest in him. I think we could have expected some movement of some sort by now. Anyway, it appears that whatever Arteta/Edu may know may be known by others (there are after all few secrets – or secrets kept – in professional football).
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If Edu and Co are still hesitatinh as regards buying Gyokeres at that price, there could be a reason; first he is scoring those number of goals in a lower league, secondly, the likes of Fabio Vieira, Lokonga, Tavareso fron those leagues have raised question as they failed to live up to their hype. I would also be reluctant with such those statistics in my hand!
All were saying is to sign a striker
We’re waiting for sesko, expect him next season
Possibly, but I don’t see how that helps (assuming people think we need help in this department) for 2024-25.
Next season is, after all, clearly the most important so far for Arteta/Edu, isn’t it. All that squad building since 2019-20, two recent PL near misses etc.
The prospect of a third consecutive miss could potentially have far-reaching consequences, regardless of any activity in the summer 2025 transfer window. Just a thought.
How good is he aerially also and imposing…we need a striker who can hold the ball on his own upfront against defenders inorder to bring others in ..His a good striker but I am not too confident in his hold up play for 85m..we can buy him for less but I rather go for an aggressive and dominating 9 like OSHIMEN. And he brings that fear factor than GYCOKERES…no offence to the guy
Gerard monen . Oshimen should be our main target A proven No 9 . If you want the best Pay the asking price.We can recoup a large amount of cost by outgoings.
I understand your point. But the reason why, Chelsea or Arsenal haven’t signed Osimhen is partly because of him being Injury prone. If I where them I would, shortlist Gyökeres and Osimhen, and sign Ivan Toney, or Ollie Watkins. Brentford, are willing to decrease his release clause, because they have found his successor. Especially if Arsenal should sign Watkins, great goalscorer and assister, his build up and ability to keep composure in possession is perfect for Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal. Either if Arsenal sign Toney or Watkins, you get a Premier League proven Striker, and they’re a lot cheaper than Osimhen and Gyökeres.
Get us osimhen and watch him win us this years league
strange, Havertz assisted 2 and scored 1 just 6 days ago too but no gushing reviews that £85m was a no brainer, funny old world we live in….