Arsenal told to sign three strikers instead of ‘unconvincing’ Viktor Gyokeres
Ally McCoist has name three strikers Arsenal should sign ahead of Viktor Gyokeres after the Sporting Lisbon star became a top transfer target for the Gunners.
It was recently reporte that Arsenal had steppe up their interest in Gyokeres who has long admire by the club’s new sporting director Andrea Berta.
The Swede has recorde a staggering 85 goals and 26 assists แทงบอล UFABET ราคาดีที่สุด ไม่มีขั้นต่ำ in 92 games over the past two seasons and has also linke with Manchester United and a reunion with ex-Sporting boss Ruben Amorim.
Alexander Isak has long Mikel Arteta’s No.1 target but a transfer for the Newcastle striker is proving to be far too expensive, while Gyokeres could be available for a more realistic £63million this summer.
However, speaking on McCoist was ‘not convince’ by the 26-year-old who made no impact during his previous spell in the Premier League with Brighton and name some alternative options for Arsenal.
The Scotland legend said: ‘I probably haven’t seen enough of him to be brutally honest. I’ve seen him a good few times and I watch highlights. I know he got a couple of penalties on the weekend in a 3-0 victory.
‘The times I have seen him he has good, I’ve enjoye his performances and his stats are very good. 15 in 26 for Sweden, 30 this season for Sporting Lisbon and he was excellent against.
Manchester City [in the Champions League] which would suggest that playing against top clubs over here wouldn’t be too much of a problem.
‘But there are probably one or two I’d take before him. Isak but you’re not going to get him.
‘[Victor] Osimhen’s another one. He hasn’t reache the form he had perhaps 18 months ago when he was absolutely flying but I just think if you can get him hungry…
‘That’s not to say he [Gyokeres] couldn’t come back here and prove me wrong. He’s absolutely miles better than what Arsenal have got.’
Osimhen has score 26 goals in 30 games at Galatasaray and is expecte to leave parent club Napoli this summer having long linke with Chelsea and Man Utd.
Put to him that Arsenal should sign a striker with Premier League experience like Crystal Palace’s Jean-Philippe Mateta, McCoist added: ‘He’s brilliant, particularly since [Oliver] Glasner’s taken over that club he score 25 in 40.