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.
Arsenal fans looking forward to their first sight
of the new striker signing Alexandre Lacazette playing for the Gunners will have to be patient for a little longer, after Arsene Wenger released the Arsenal team sheet for the first game of our pre-season schedule today against Sydney FC in Australia.
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Strikers (or players)
signed after the season started near the end
of the transfer window, do not have the benefit
of pre-season and there for take more time to adjust to their
new team.
When Arsenal fans were crying out in a state
of desperation for the Gunners to
sign a
new striker in the summer, they finally had their prayers answered by Arsene Wenger's # 17 million Lucas Perez buy.
By the time wenger gets the
striker we need and possibly CB, the likes
of ozil and sanchez (plus possibly others) will have refused to
sign new contracts and will have been sold.
Back in 2014, Arsenal fans had been calling out for a
new striker to be
signed for a number
of seasons, without little end product coming from Arsene Wenger.
If you think Wenger will
sign a
new striker (
of quality), a CB and someone else, you have been doing to much crack last night or you are just lying to yourself and being doing so for years and years, so good luck with the «delusion»...?
if u hv noticed his runs off the ball and the way he face the goal rather than showing his back and trying hold game he plays as outright
striker... and walcot is injured so he cant play upfront for time being and abt alexis to be honest i hv not seen him play as a
striker much... and as
of now we hvnt
sign a
new striker..
With very little time left in the transfer window, Alexis having to go and join up with his international team - mates has caused complications, especially with rumours that the
striker has handed in a transfer request, while at the same time it has been reported that Man City have come in with a
new offer to
sign Alexis and to include Raheem Sterling as part
of the deal.
i bet we'll then blame wenger for
signing him, He's good i don't deny that fact but now changing our attacking style and learning to adapt to the gameplay
of a
new striker?
Wenger could have just done the easy thing and
signed a
striker, instead he's decided to make an injury prone winger our
new striker, and guess what... he's injured, and has been one
of the most wasteful players in front
of goal!
However despite years
of frustration about not having more options in the striking department, Wenger stuns the world by not only dropping Giroud, but also by not selecting his
new striker signing.
And I do believe that the
signing of the
new French
striker has put the old guard
of Arsenal forwards on their toes.
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The Gunners splurged a club record # 52 Million to bring in the French
striker from Lyon last summer, but he has since lost his first - team role thanks to the arrival
of new club record
signing Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang.
Young Arsenal
striker Chuba Akpom has reportedly
signed a
new deal at Arsenal, fending off the interest from a quite staggering list
of clubs — with Liverpool and Borussia Dortmund the standout names.
So, why are some Gooners talking
of signing a
new striker again when they know Arsenal have 3
strikers already.
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striker Jovetic that he has until the end
of the season to prove his worth at the Etihad, after cutting him from his Champions League squad for
new signing Wilfried Bony.
The
signing of the Spanish
striker looks set to mark the exit
of Diego Costa and how the
new number nine settles in will dictate the Blues» chances.
By the time we
sign a
new striker (if we
sign one), we may already have a couple
of defeats under our belt and have a nice little gap between ourselves and the top
of the table.
our rivals all have good squads but they are still bringing in stars every season and improve their team, we are virtually 3
signings away from having one
of the best teams in our history, and again they talk about having a good squad, we need an upgrade in goal, ospina is solid but when someone like cech is available you go for him, we need a DM to share the duties with lecoq, and we for sure need a
new world class
striker, and yet we wait and all our targets are heading in different direction.
Without a win in four games Monk will be keen to acquire
new talents this month so as to keep his side in the top half
of the table and one imagines the South Wales side would look to
sign a
striker to make up for the loss
of Bony.
Liverpool could be about to step up their interest in
signing a
new striker this summer as they learn
of bad news regarding Daniel Sturridge's latest injury setback.
I fkin don't mind, just
sign a damn
striker.the more time goes by the less chance we have
of even getting a
striker, I'm just scared Wenger has decided to name Theo our
new top draw
striker.
... the fact is some gunner fans have forgotten that we almost won the league 2 years ago without sanchez nor cech and with the same olivier giroud as our ONLY strike force, and as we know if not for lack
of depth and injuries we would av won the league that year... now we av sanchez and cech plus welbeck, we now av the depth, all we need is a fit team and we will win the league next season... I believe in this team and frankly, its high time we put all the doubts away and stand with the team and manager with or without a
new striker signing... COYGs!!!
A few weeks ago Giroud was crying that we don't need any
new striker's... With one day left
of the window, he is now saying that Benzema would have been a good
signing lol
With the confirmation that Theo has
signed da ting, with a deal that locks him down for his best years at Arsenal and also puts him up with Sanchez and Ozil in terms
of wages, do we the fans finally know who our
new striker is?
Only a few
strikers around that are worth breaking the bank for, but the transfer
of welbeck and theo extension coming would make no sense if we were to
sign a
new centre forward.
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When Arsene Wenger finally answered the Arsenal fan's calls to
sign a
new striker after years and years
of desperation and misfiring up front, big things were expected
of summer
signing Lucas Perez.
With Robin van Persie and Radamel Falcao leaving, it's hard to understand why United have not yet
signed a
new striker, especially when the excellent Christian Benteke was available for just # 32.5 m and has now moved to rivals Liverpool in what looks like one
of the best moves
of the summer.
Both teams will start the season with
new strikers as Chelsea have replaced the hated Costa with Alvaro Morata and Wenger has brought in our record
signing of Alexandre Lacazette.
How many
of Arsenal supporters will be enticed by the prospect
of signing a
new striker?
The rain started beating us the moment we watched as our rivals spend big thinking that Wenger guarantees top4 trophy, we are now languishing at 6th on the table, but are now spending two top
strikers signed breaking our transfer record twice that's a positive and may it continue.you also notice that
new players take some time to adapt we are now started swing the best
of lava and auba.After finishing 5th last season there is no instant coffee solution it will take time and effort to challenge for top honors
Spending money to
sign Arda Turan will be a waste
of money.To me he's world class but he's not what we need at the moment.The most important thing we need in our squad is a
new striker and Turan ain't that.It's just gonna be a waste
of resources.I really hope Arsene Wenger spends the money he has on a better
striker than Lacazette.He might be good but for that amount I think we should be able to get better.
Indeed it seems that the Scot sees the former Ajax man as his first choice
striker and whilst a pairing
of Andy Carroll is used for some Liverpool fixtures the season Dalglish has looked to play Suarez up front on his own and taking advantage
of the goals he can now hope to see coming from his
new midfield
signings such as Charlie Adam and Jordan Henderson.
When Arsene Wenger
signed Lucas Perez forArsenal in the final days
of the summer transfer window, it answered the prayers
of many Arsenal fans who had been calling for the boss to
sign a
new striker for the last few years!
I wouldn't be surprised if he waits until the window has closed before
signing a
new contract, to see who we bring in, if it's a
new striker I can see him leaving, plus if we don't improve a lot on last year I can imagine the likes
of Sanchez and Ozil looking elsewhere to win major trophies in a years time.
Wanted by Arsenal and Liverpool, Lyon
striker Alexandre Lacazette is one
of the best talents on the market this summer and is yet to
sign a
new contract, with speculation suggesting he could also hand in a transfer request to make sure he moves clubs this year.
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Let's hope we get to see some more
of our
new striker in the near future, because hopefully he'll follow the same path as our other summer
signings and prove to be another excellent buy.
I think the major reason Wenger did not
sign a strong DM is because
of Diaby, Wenger may think it s his last chance to prove what he is capable
of and he is when fit so I expect to see a breaktrough or fail from Diaby.You have to admire the loyalty
of Wenger on those kind
of point, the team is still short
of defender but I do think that a Diaby fit can be a good DM as he is tall, strong and technical.There is 3
new striker, Campbell and Sanchez who can play the wings and a tall, strong Wellbeck who can bully the defenders in the box, all three have pace so it s an upgrade on Giroud and Sanogo.
But if, as I expect, the manager restricts himself to just a couple
of new signings then I hope that they are a top quality defensive midfielder and a proven
striker and I would love that
striker to be the player that The Mirror has us and Manchester United heavily linked with, Pierre Emerick - Aubameyang.
The superb
striker, who was the star
of the show as Arsenal beat Manchester United in our last Premier League outing, is currently on around # 130,000 a week and that is about # 10,000 a week less than his German team mate, but this
new deal, if Alexis agrees to
sign it, will make him the club's top earner.
The team seems to have missed out on any hopes
of signing a
new striker in Bayer Leverkusen's Javier Hernandez, and we've discussed our doubts
of a deal for Pierre - Emerick Aubameyang.
Manchester City came in earlier today with a second offer for the Chile
striker —
of # 55m, plus # 5m in add - ons — but it has come down to Arsenal being able to
sign a
new attacking player.
Newcastle United's hopes
of signing Lyon
striker Alexandre Lacazette, 23, for about # 10m have hit a snag as the Frenchman looks set to
sign a
new contract with the Ligue 1 club — Newcastle Chronicle
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.