Arsenal’s priority this summer is abundantly clear: sign a new striker. If only it was as straightforward as it is obvious.
The lack of orthodox centre-forward options has plagued Arsenal’s recent pushes for silverware and has often proven a decisive factor in make-or-break moments. Injuries in 2024–25 only exacerbated the issue for the Gunners, who can’t watch another transfer window pass by without signing a number nine.
The problem for Arsenal is the scarcity of elite strikers on the market. Alexander Isak is the dream recruit but the Swede’s gargantuan price tag will prove prohibitive to a deal, leaving Mikel Arteta and his recruitment team to look further afield.
RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Šeško and Sporting CP’s Viktor Gyökeres are seemingly the next-best candidates and the exciting duo have occupied plenty of gossip column inches as speculation intensifies over Arsenal’s interest. There is a real possibility that one makes the move to north London this summer.
But should Arsenal be pursuing Šeško or Gyökeres?
