Arsenal are set to be entering the transfer market to sign a striker this month.
The Gunners are in desperate need of a front man after Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah have failed to make a huge impact this season.
Arsenal’s chance creation is being wasted by the strikers’ failure to finish off the chances.
Mikel Arteta’s men have been linked with a number of strikers with Ivan Toney heading the shortlist but South American football expert Tim Vickery has named the attacker the Premier League club is looking at.
He told Sky Sports:
“One I’m being told Arsenal are looking at is Santos striker Marcos Leonardo. He had a very good Under-20 World Cup a few months back.
“Santos have just been relegated. What’s interesting about him is that they’d have been relegated much sooner had it not been for his goals.
“He’s been scoring goals in a losing cause. He is another one who is very raw and he is a penalty-area operator. Not a target-man operator but a bit like Romario. He’s very good in restricted space and doesn’t offer you a great deal outside the penalty area.
“His link-up play still leaves a lot to be desired, but it could be interesting for Arsenal because his skill set could fit in with the other forwards they have.
“There will be competition for him from others. Benfica are getting very interested as well.”
The Gunners are looking to turn around their season after embarrassing defeats against Aston Villa, West Ham and Fulham recently.
Let him be a suitable option at this time of dare need. And let them act fast.
Totally agree with you on this, games are coming thick and fast.
Arsenal just need Victor Osihman and they should just break the bank and sign him. Sell Nketiah, and ESR to fund the transaction. In the summer replace ESR with a talented midfielder. All other areas are ok barring injuries. But Partey is actually the missing link at this point as his passing range is heavily missed
The problem at Arsenal is not the strikers. It is the pedestrian build up from the back. It is way,way to slow in order for the creative players to use the space available to them. By the time the forwards receive those slow balls,the defence has already close the gaps. That is why Jesus is all over the show to try and get the ball.
Arteta should change tactics and instill a more quick passing game,especially from the back four. Stop passing from the back.Rather use the midfielders for that. Saliba and Ben White are really to indecisive when it comes to passing.
There is nothing more annoying than that slow building at the back and going nowhere.
The ball needs to be moved faster, to many touches. I remember playing Insouth africa many years ago we have 30 passes and only reach the halfway line. My idea for 15 minutes play over the press maybe my idea will give my age away 4 upfront 2 holding midfielders and 4 at the back.
Mr Arteta needs to rotate his squad especially for his wingers who has got talents and tacticaly he needs to start rotate Ordgard with Smith as well
Hopefully praying to do well again because I don’t want what happened last season to happen to us this season again arsenal are in good form early this season but honestly speaking I don’t know what’s going on again if it’s players issues the coach should work on it he should do some replacement……sign the needful ………from first 1 position to second 2 now we are in 4th I don’t know what will happen next
We need a proven goal scorer not players who are not well established. Why can’t the team buy players like Ivan Toney, Benzema, Victor from Napoli. The team has no time to offer trials to players.