Arsenal are in the market for a new striker following their struggles in front of goal and Gabriel Jesus’ long-term injury.
The Gunners have been poor in front of goal recently, with Mikel Arteta’s side losing their crucial matches in the Carabao Cup and FA Cup.
They have tasted defeat against Newcastle United and Manchester United in these competitions.
They still have the second leg of the Carabao Cup but are out of the FA Cup in the early stages.
Arteta is keen to add firepower to his attack this month and it remains to be seen which striker he will target.
They have been linked with RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Newcastle United’s Alexander Isak.
and Dusan Vlahovic of Juventus.
Reporter David Ornstein has now provided the latest update on what the Gunners could do in terms of their transfer business this month.
Talking about it Later pages podcast, Ornstein said:
“They have been linked with Dusan Vlahovic. My latest information is that it doesn’t look like Arsenal will be chasing, but we’ll see how things go in the coming weeks with a number of options I’m sure they’ll have.
“Historically they like Benjamin Sesko, but I don’t expect him to move in this window.
“The real apple of his eye is Alexander Isak, without a doubt for Mikel Arteta. But we know how difficult it will be, if it’s possible.”
Alexander Isak would be a dream signing for Arsenal
Sweden’s international striker, which could cost the Gunners £200mhas been in fine form this season, scoring 15 league goals in just 19 appearances.
The Newcastle striker won the Premier League Player of the Month award for December after beating Liverpool’s Mohamed Salah.
As much as Arteta admires him, signing him would be practically impossible. They would have to break the Premier League transfer record to sign him and Newcastle are in a stronger position with the player on a long-term deal at St James’ Park.
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