Arsenal’s 1-0 win over rivals Man City at the weekend has really put the cat amongst the pigeons at this early stage of the Premier League title race.
It placed a marker down for Mikel Arteta that, this time, the Gunners aren’t going to fade away like they did last season. That they’re no longer there for the taking in the biggest games.
The victory meant that they went joint top of the table with north London rivals, Tottenham Hotspur, with whom they have an identical record and goal difference but are placed second by virtue of the fact that Spurs have scored 18 goals – two more than Arsenal.
Thanks to some superb business in the summer transfer window, Arteta’s side look much better equipped to sustain a title challenge this season, and as long as injuries to key players don’t start to bite as they did during 2022/23, there’s every reason to believe that they’ll be there or thereabouts at the business end.
There’s clearly one position where the manager wants to strengthen, however, and that’s up front.
According to TeamTalk, the north Londoners are in active negotiations with Brentford’s Ivan Toney, who is reported to be interested in joining the club once his ban from the game has been served.
That would potentially allow him to join the Bees London rivals in January and play the fullest part in bringing Arsenal their first English top-flight title in two decades.
Nketiah plus £40 mil cash for Toney looks the more likely.
Toney is a great upgrade on Nketiah. Bring it on!
Would Brentford actually go for Nketiah….think they would want Jesus as part of swap deal and some cash for Toney.
I’d prefer they go the extra mile and get Osimhen. If you’re going to topple the best clubs at domestic and European level you buy elite. We’ve got that with Saliba Saka Odegaard Rice Martinelli etc. Keep it up.
Osihmen Coming in January is absolutely a joke. Napoli won’t consent to that💯 maybe in the summer❤️❤️ but Toney is available and ready to claim the top spot to himself🔥
Go for the best Osimhem no doubt over that, will Toney be able to take us to a champions league ?? Or to really go for it get them both. Dream I know but imagine that.
Victor Oshimen all day long for me!
Bring in Ivan Toney in jan and get rid of Nketiah .
In summer trade Jesus with Osimhen .
Bring in Tony in January and let’s settle this once and for all
In full support!