Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has given his approval to the club to make a move for Sporting Lisbon attacker Viktor Gyokeres this month, according to L’Equipe.
The Gunners are struggling in front of goal with the poor form of first choice attacker Kai Havertz.
The German was heavily criticised for his performance against Manchester United in the FA Cup in which he missed a number of easy chances and also failed to score his penalty in the shoot out.
Along with that, Arteta has to deal with the long term injury of Gabriel Jesus, who has been ruled out for the remainder of the season.
With Arsenal looking to keep up their challenge of the Premier League title this season, it is clear from their poor finishing that they need a new attacker in the team, somebody who is lethal in front of goal and can improve the quality of their finishing.
Gyokeres has kept up his brilliant form from last season. He has so far managed to score 21 goals in the league in just 17 matches.
Last season, he scored 29 league goals for Sporting in just 33 appearances for them.

The 26-year-old has performed consistently for a long time and some of the biggest clubs in the world are monitoring his progress in Portugal.
The need for a new striker at Arsenal has seen them get linked to a move for RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko as well but his agent has denied any possibility of a move in the January transfer window.
Arsenal need a prolific goal scorer if they want to win the league
The Gunners need Gyokeres, or someone like him, if they are serious about winning the league title.
Even though Havertz has been impressive for them but his consistency has not been great and in some of the crucial matches, he has been completely anonymous.
Arteta has finally made up his mind to sign a new attacker and expressed his team’s desire of adding fresh faces to the squad this month.
Due to the high demand of a new striker at the club, the Gunners have been linked with a move for Brentford’s Yoane Wissa as well.
If deal will dusted Arsenal will win this one
Let Viktor Gyokeres come to Arsenal please
We want Gyokeres for ever
thank you very much
We are getting tied of every minute striker this striker that yet no action we will hear of loan we will also hear of signing in the winter winter also in the summer we don’t the truth or is it teasing us please which one are we to believe whatever you want to do do it and stop making noise we are not getting the real fact of what is happening some other clubs have signed without making noise the noise of signing a striker this a striker that is too much let’s have peace please.
Stupid Arsenal, this team is such apin the ass….you lead by two goals and yo comfortable then stop pressing…later from zero to equaliser wat af**k…sluggish strikers can’t evn break through these defences of these small teams, and you the head coach you’re comfortable.
What about writing in English?
Gyokeres is only interested to be reunited with Ruben Amorim again.
Can’t see Gyokeres wanting the Man U noose around his neck. Amorim is probably wondering WTF did I do?
Lets sign isac stop messing with all these other names
We don’t need isack he would not be good enough he will cool off soon you wait and see he not worth that amount of money believe me.
The problem of arsenal is not arteta but the stingy bosses
We need the strong strikers like the Gunners from south African
Kai is weak player for me. We need a clinical goal scorer like Gyokeres who can bury all the chances created. Arteta should note this from now playing Thomas Partey out of his best position means you can’t get the best out of him, Gradually Arteta is pushing Partey out of the team now and he’s the most experienced and workaholic player in the Arsenal team
Arsenal might end up 3rd or 4th on the table. They are not going to buy this Jan just watch that happened last season. Arteta wants this that will end up zero.
I’m tired of Arteta and his boss.
They are not serious and are just stressing we the funs. It’s better they give up on this football business
As much as a striker is needed Arsenal need to change the way they approach a match. In the premier league there is no way you are going to win a game by walking the ball into the net. This gives time to teams to fall back in numbers and make it difficult to penetrate in between lines.
Arsenal is not a serious team, Coach & Management problematic. Even Arteta himself doesn’t know what he really wants. He brings Havertz when need a striker same way as he brought to Merino. Now, Arteta want to be using Arsenal team to help his brothers from Spanish & & he has turned Arsenal to dumping ground when ever player can come to get their gratitude/ entitlement. Can someone tell me what Starling is doing in our team. Arsenal is too big for Arteta to start his coaching career. My opinion
Please gunners need a serious strike infront there,not those drama queens
Geokeres is the solution to our Frontline. Get him quickly Arteta.
I just imagine what Arteta wants, but plans only to disappoint the fans. How can you a serious coach eliminate Party from his best position deep Six and place where he can’t perform on regular basis . Look at the time we won against Tottenham, actually he played to his best at the right position.
Kai is a good player but not a good finisher. Too slow to open up the defence.
He manager must look for a good striker like Gyokere.
Arsenal need to buy sporting striker and make sure partey always play his best position that’s the midfel. If they want to win the league, then they should mentain partey. Arsenal always play better if partey plays his midfield position.