Mikel Arteta and Alexander Isak (Photo by Alex Pantling, Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
Former Arsenal midfielder Henri Lansbury has urged the Gunners to sign a 25-goal-a-season striker, with Alexander Isak looking like the ideal candidate.
Isak scored the winning goal with a superb header for Newcastle in a 1-0 win against Mikel Arteta’s side at the weekend, and there has been plenty of talk about the Sweden international firmly on the north Londoners’ radar.
Isak was praised in the commentary during that game for his “absolutely brilliant” play for that goal, and it’s no surprise to see the 25-year-old now being talked about as one of the best. Arsenal’s priority target by points of sale com Team talk.
Arsenal could certainly replace Kai Havertz, or at least have a slightly different striker profile alongside him, and Isak seems to fit the bill.
Arsenal need a striker with 25 goals per season
Lansbury, speaking at Ladbrokes’ ‘Gaffer of all Accas’ launch, did not name any specific names but said he would like to see his former club sign someone who can deliver around 25 goals a season.
“I’ve been saying it for a couple of years: I think they need a solid striker; I think they need a new number who is going to score goals for them,” Lansbury said.
“Who is this? I don’t know It’s a tough one. They need someone who can guarantee them 25 goals per season.”
Isak is surely the perfect candidate, as our columnist Charles Watts has said.
“I’ve always said that Alexander Isak is perfect for Arsenal,” Watts told us recently. “He would be at the top of my list of new strikers if he was available.”
Arsenal fans will also have some ideas on their minds, with top strikers like Victor Osimhen, Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko also looking impressive in recent times, although it remains to be seen how realistic they would be.
