With Arsenal’s home marketing campaign just about over, the membership can give attention to two issues: the Champions League and the summer season switch window.
The previous might assist flip what has been a reasonably disappointing season into an distinctive one, whereas the latter might assist outline their subsequent few years, particularly if the board can hand Mikel Arteta a medical ahead.
The Spaniard’s aspect has been calling out for a prolific quantity 9 for a while now, and as soon as once more, studies have began to hyperlink them with a number of the most enjoyable names within the sport, akin to RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Napoli loanee Victor Osimhen.
Nonetheless, latest studies have now linked an much more thrilling striker with a transfer to N5, somebody who outscored the Nigerian final time period and is outscoring the Slovenian this 12 months.
Arsenal’s striker search
In keeping with a latest report from Spain, Arsenal are nonetheless extremely interested by Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.
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In reality, the report has revealed that the Swede is now the Gunners’ ‘fundamental goal’ forward of the summer season switch window with new sporting director, Andrea Berta, now ready to make an infinite provide of round €120m, which is about £101m.
Understandably, the report claims that the Magpies will battle onerous to maintain their star striker at St James’ Park, however on the identical time, the participant himself could possibly be eager to maneuver ought to the proposal be ‘engaging sufficient.’
In all, it could possibly be an extremely difficult and expensive switch to recover from the road, however given Isak’s immense means, one nicely value preventing for.
How Isak compares to Sesko and Osimhen
Now, it will possible come as no shock that Isak has outscored everybody at Arsenal over the past two seasons, with Bukayo Saka topping the record for the Gunners final time period with 20 objectives, whereas Kai Havertz is on the prime of the record this 12 months with the 15 he scored previous to his hamstring damage.
Nonetheless, how does the Swedish phenomenon evaluate to the opposite striker choices seemingly in the marketplace this summer season, like Sesko and Osimhen?
Nicely, on the subject of the previous, the Toon titan is just way more prolific.
For instance, he was considerably extra harmful final 12 months, racking up 25 objectives and two assists in 40 appearances to his 18 objectives and two assists in 42 video games, and has been comfortably higher this 12 months as nicely, scoring 23 objectives and offering 5 assists in 33 appearances to the Slovenian’s 17 objectives and 6 assists in 36 video games.
Now, on the subject of Osimhen, issues aren’t fairly as simple.
For instance, final 12 months, which was the final season the Nigerian performed in a top-five league, the previous Actual Sociedad star got here out means forward, because the Lagos-born star scored 17 objectives and offered 4 assists in 32 appearances.
But, whereas taking part in in Turkey this season, the previous LOSC Lille dynamo has outscored the Gunners’ main goal, racking up a tally of 26 objectives and 5 assists in 30 appearances, albeit in a far, far simpler league.
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Isak vs Sesko vs Osimhen |
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23/24 |
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Appearances |
40 |
42 |
32 |
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Objectives |
25 |
18 |
17 |
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Assisrts |
2 |
2 |
4 |
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Purpose Involvements per Match |
0.67 |
0.47 |
0.65 |
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24/25 |
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Appearances |
33 |
36 |
30 |
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Objectives |
23 |
17 |
26 |
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Assisrts |
5 |
6 |
5 |
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Purpose Involvements per Match |
0.84 |
0.63 |
1.03 |
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All Stats by way of Transfermarkt |
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Nonetheless, though he’s taking part in in a weaker competitors this 12 months, the 26-year-old has nonetheless scored fewer objectives than the Newcastle “nightmare,” as dubbed by Alan Shearer, has over the past two campaigns, racking up 43 to the Swede’s 48.
Finally, whereas Sesko could possibly be a future star and Osimhen a positive addition for the right here and now, Isak has confirmed himself as the very best goalscorer of the lot regardless of taking part in within the hardest league.
Due to this fact, whereas he’ll value a king’s ransom, Arsenal ought to do all they’ll to deliver the Newcastle star to the Emirates this summer season.
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