Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is consistently linked with adding a new striking talent to lead the Gunners’ attack, and once again, Brentford forward Ivan Toney is said to be top of the list of those the Spaniard is looking to acquire.
The England international has spent eight months out of the game due to a ban imposed due to the Bees star placing bets on football action, but then returned with a bang, scoring in his first game back to inspire Thomas Frank’s side to a 3-2 victory over Nottingham Forest, which came after a poor run of five successive defeats.
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Arteta invested large sums in his squad last summer but many fans will have been disappointed to see that no money was used to boost their striking options. This meant that Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah were tasked with the job of applying the finishing touches, something neither player has done all too well in 2023/24.
This was less of an issue last season because the likes of Martin Odegaard, Gabriel Martinelli and Bukayo Saka were on hand to add goals from midfield and wide areas. The trio racked up 44 Premier League goals between them in 2022/23, but this time around they have managed just 14 between them in league action.
Ivan Toney is a proven Premier League forward and is seen by many as the ideal player to target, but a move in January seems unlikely. Other strikers have also been mentioned as possible targets, and these include the following.
Dominic Solanke has been in fine form at Bournemouth this season, but some may feel he is not the level of player that can push Arsenal towards a Premier League title. Another option is Juventus ace Dusan Vlahovic, who is a higher calibre talent for sure but has no Premier League experience, which means the Emirates Stadium side would be taking something of a calculated risk.
The player who seems to generate the most excitement among Arsenal fans looking to buy big is Napoli’s Victor Osimhen. For a few years now, he has been in absolutely inspired form in Italy.
Now, while the Nigerian international is another without Premier League experience, he is a player who better suits Arsenal’s style of play. The 25-year-old has netted 67 goals in 119 appearances since moving to Naples from Ligue 1 side Lille in July 2020, and he was the catalyst for the club’s successful Serie A title triumph last season, the club’s first since the days of Diego Maradona.
The argument would be, could he, therefore, be the man to lead Arsenal to their first Premier League success since their Invincibles title win in 2003/04?
