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Cast your minds back to January and Arsenal needed a centre-forward. Oh, how they desperately needed a striker.
During a run which likely cost the Gunners the league title around the festive period, they couldn’t hit a barn door with a banjo.
Against West Ham in December, a match they lost, Mikel Arteta’s men had 30 attempts at goal and still failed to score. They were creating chances at will but simply couldn’t find the net.
Their luck changed in the second half of the season as they ran Manchester City all the way for the Premier League title.
The next time they faced West Ham they scored six. Ultimately the north Londoners missed out on the prize but they did end the campaign as the second top scorers on 91
So, do they still need a new forward? It’s perhaps not as pressing but recent reports do reveal some exciting news.
Arsenal’s hunt for a new striker
It looked for all the world as though Slovenian striker Benjamin Sesko would be on his way to Arsenal this summer.
The RB Leipzig forward had a rather sensible release clause and all Edu and Co really needed to do was just cough up the money. It looked a simple move to complete, right? Well, think again.
Sesko is now set to stay in Germany and sign a new deal with the Red Bull club.
So, according to reports, their attention has now turned to Swedish forward Viktor Gyokeres. Arsenal’s interest in the Sporting striker has been no secret over recent months but they have now stepped up their pursuit, so much so that there are claims he is now ‘on the verge’ of signing for the club.
