It’s maybe the worst-kept secret in soccer that Arsenal are attempting to signal a brand new striker for Mikel Arteta this summer season, following a 2024/2025 marketing campaign marred by the wrestle to interrupt sides down as typically as they need to.
Arsenal seek for new striker after disappointing 2024/2025
Arteta watched on from the sidelines as his Gunners facet drew extra Premier League video games than some other facet within the prime half while scoring simply 69 targets within the prime flight, a far cry from the 91 and 88 they’d scored within the earlier two seasons.
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The Gunners have now recognized a brand new huge goal, who might go on to achieve the extent of Liverpool legend Sadio Mane.
Main components at play have been the long-term accidents sustained by Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus, who have been each sidelined for prolonged durations halfway by way of the marketing campaign, prompting Arteta to deploy Mikel Merino in an emergency striker position.
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Arsenal switch spending beneath Arteta (by way of Sky Sports activities) |
Cash on new signings |
|---|---|
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19/20 – winter |
£0 |
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20/21 – summer season |
£81.5m |
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20/21 – winter |
£900k |
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21/22 – summer season |
£156.8m |
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21/22 – winter |
£1.8m |
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22/23 – summer season |
£121.5m |
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22/23 – winter |
£59m |
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23/24 – summer season |
£208m |
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23/24 – winter |
£0 |
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24/25 – summer season |
£101.5m |
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24/25 – winter |
£0 |
Arsenal’s lack of efficiency within the remaining third noticed them give up the Premier League title to Liverpool by a seismic 10 factors, and sporting director Andrea Berta seems decided to make sure they do not repeat that state of affairs subsequent time period.
In accordance with dependable media sources, Berta’s two prime striker targets for Arsenal are Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko.
Arsenal started “concrete” talks for Sesko final week, and a few studies in Portugal claimed that Gyokeres obtained a contract provide from Arsenal. The north Londoners look like laying groundwork over each offers earlier than they formally transfer in the direction of their most suitable choice, and the 2 frontmen have very attractive credentials.
That being mentioned, there are various choices into account, and considered one of them was Botafogo striker Igor Jesus.
Final month, Arsenal have been reported to have made contact over a deal for Jesus, who truly has an £84 million launch clause in his contract.
Igor Jesus “set to hitch” Nottingham Forest with Arsenal snubbed
Nevertheless, based on journalist Graeme Bailey in a bit for The Boot Room, Arsenal seem set to overlook out on a transfer for the highly-rated Brazilian.
It’s reported that Jesus is “now set to hitch” Nottingham Forest as an alternative, with Nuno Espirito Santo’s facet closing in on a £30 million deal for the 24-year-old after opening talks. The striker was additionally attracting curiosity from Brentford, Everton, Leeds United, Newcastle, and West Ham, however Forest are actually far out in pole place to safe his signature.
Arsenal have one much less choice to show in the direction of within the occasion they can not strike offers for Sesko or Gyokeres, which comes as a minor setback for Berta contemplating Jesus’ glowing status.
“Igor Jesus has had an unimaginable yr,” mentioned journalist Zach Lowy in late 2024. “Began 2024 off on fireplace within the UAE, went again residence after 4 years overseas, made his Brazil debut, began in every of their final 4 matches, led Botafogo to the best yr of their total historical past.
“He is solely simply getting began.”
