Arsenal have been linked with a host
of new strikers during the summer transfer window, but it appears manager Arsene Wenger may have already found the answer: Anglo - Nigerian forward Chuba Akpom.
Arsenal looked in need
of a new striker during their loss to West Ham on the opening weekend of the season.
Not exact matches
Blues boss Guus Hiddink has confirmed that he will be on the lookout for
new strikers during the January transfer market after admitting it's an area
of the squad that needs boosting.
In the envisaged revamping
of the Arsenal first team squad
during the in - coming summer transfer window for next season's campaign
during which at least 2 world class players are expected to be signed by Arsenal in addition to keeping Ozil and Sanchez, and some underperforming Gunners for 3 consecutive seasons allowed to leave on the expiration
of their contract deals this season or be sold if their deals are still active to recoup some funds used in signing the 2 world class players in addition to the signing
of 3 other top quality
new players making them 5 in numbers
of: a LB, a DM, an AMD, a versatile world class Winger & a world class
Striker whom Arsenal should sign
during the summer imho.
... If we ever had any intention
of signing a
new striker we should have signed one by now to integrate
during the preseason.....
Jose Mourinho and his hugely expensive squad may only have come up against West Ham and Swansea City in the league so far but two scorelines
of 4 - 0 is a bit
of a concern, especially as three
of those goals have come from the
new striker Romelu Lukaku with Pogba and Martial also chipping in
during both games.
While the Germany international star, who Arsene Wenger smashed the Arsenal transfer record to sign from Real Madrid a few years ago, was one
of a number
of high profile Gunners to enter the final year
of their current contracts
during the recent summer transfer window, there was far less talk and far fewer Arsenal transfer rumours about Mesut Ozil than there were about our Chilean
striker Alexis Sanchez and the
new Liverpool player Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain.
The 26 - year - old is said to have spoken with Atletico Madrid owner Miguel Ángel Gil
during a holiday trip to Ibiza and stated his desire to return to the La Liga side but a move to do so is currently obstructed by the presence
of new striker signings Jackson Martinez and Luciano Vietto.
Boca agreed a deal to sign former
striker Carlos Tevez back to his boyhood club for the third time earlier this week, and
during his unveiling club president Daniel Angelici moved to play down talk
of an exit for
new team - mate Pavon.
There was immense amounts
of frustration from Arsenal fans that Arsene Wenger did not bring a
new striker into the Emirates
during the three - month summer transfer window, despite the overwhelming rumours that the Gunners were trying to persuade Karim Benzema to move from Real Madrid.
to be honest i wouldn, t be too worried if we didn, t get vardy, the fact that we made a bid for him shows that wenger realised that we needed at least a
new striker so if not vardy someone else (i wish for the latter) on top
of that giroud said that wenger was looking to get 1 or 2
strikers in
during this transfer window!!
The rumours suggest that both will wait and see how Arsenal finish this transfer window and what ambition the club shows
during the course
of the season, despite not bringing in a
new striker.
The Frenchman has been actively looking for a
new striker to add to the squad, with the England international expected to miss much
of the campaign, and with Theo Walcott having disappointed in the role
during the previous season.
But he is expected to be a key member
of the Frenchman's squad this season especially since the Gunners are yet to add a
new striker during the summer transfer window.
It is no secret that Tottenham Hotspur have been in the market to sign a
new striker to provide backup to Harry Kane for quite a while now and it is expected that Spurs will be ramping up their bid to bring in a
new front man
during the final few days
of the January transfer window.
Kljestan notched those assists as a member
of the
New York Red Bulls, who traded him to Orlando
during the offseason for
striker Carlos Rivas and defender Tommy Redding.
The Nigerian joined Amkar Perm on loan from fellow Russian side CSKA Moscow
during the January transfer window, and the
striker who scored just once in seven games for CSKA in the first half
of the league has already doubled his tally in just three games for his
new side.
During the summer transfer window, there was plenty
of talk surrounding the three
new strikers who had joined the Premier League.
Liverpool were also without Daniel Sturridge and Danny Ings
during a hectic run
of fixtures, and former Borussia Dortmund chief Klopp intends to «learn» from this season by bringing in a
new winger and
striker prior to the start
of the next campaign.
Despite bringing in five
new players
during the winter break — including Portuguese
striker Hugo Almeida and Hungarian front - man Adam Szalai — and replacing coach Michael Frontzeck with successful ex-Bremen coach, Thomas Schaaf, it was same old story
of HDI - Arena despair when the spring term begin on Saturday with a sobering 2 - 1 home loss to newly - promoted Darmstadt.