Arsenal are targeting a new striker this month.
Landing one won’t be easy though. It’s no secret – the January market is notoriously hard to navigate with selling clubs taking advantage of buyer’s desperation.
And for Arsenal, with their season recently suffering several major setbacks, including being dumped out of the Carabao Cup by Liverpool, Mikel Arteta knows the importance of bringing in an established forward.
The likes of Victor Osimhen and Dusan Vlahovic are thought to be on the Spaniard’s shortlist, but either deal will be almost impossible to finalise this month.
However, according to recent reports, the hope of seeing a new hitman arrive in North London is not completely lost.
Although a lot will depend on Eddie Nketiah leaving the Emirates before the end of the window, Football Transfers claim the Gunners are ‘not ruling out the possibility’ of a fresh face signing ‘late in the window’.
Crystal Palace are long-time admirers of Nketiah but Roy Hodgson has already seen a loan-to-buy offer rejected. It remains unknown if the Eagles will return with a revised offer.
Havertz has caused problems against two of the 3 top teams. Against both Liverpool and Man City.
Havertz had 5 opportunities to score against Liverpool, and the Liverpool manager named his as the biggest threat on the day.
If Arteta can work closely with him to stop him dithering in front of goal and pull the trigger first time, then we would have our 20 goal a season striker. He must be doing something right to get in those positions to score, all the other players on the pitch had at most only 3 opportunities to score compared to Havertz 5 opportunities.
The Liverpool manager knows that on another given day, Havertz would have torn them to shreds. So Arteta should work on Havertz finnishing and start him every time as a number 9 striker TargetMan. Just needs more and better training.
So promote Havertz further forward and inves in a proven ball winner like fulhams Palhinha. I would rather Arteta brought Palhinha from Fulham as a midfield ball winner. He is the only midfielder to out play rice every time they meet, and that must show how good he really is. Palhinha and Rice playing together would be an unstoppable concrete wall.
Havertz has always been like it at Chelsea and here.
He’s a poor player and always will be.
On par with Pepe signing is this.
Havertz wouldn’t tear a wet paper bag to pieces never mind a any half decent defence despite previous assertions by daveg.Arsenal will dither & dally like we’ve always done & end up with second best . Osimen, Valahovic ! Who are you kidding ? Gunner cry.