Eberechi Eze, Hugo Ekitike, and Cristhian Mosquera (Photo by George Wood, Alex Grimm, Rafa Babot/Getty Images)
Mikel Arteta pushing for Arsenal to get striker transfer done
Another week has gone by and we are no clearer to learning who Arsenal’s striker signing will be.
The Sesko vs Gyokeres debate rumbles on and it will continue to do that until the club makes a firm move to land one of them, or they throw a wildcard into the mix.
We have heard rumblings from Germany this week of reported interest in Hugo Ekitike.
I’m sure Arsenal have considered him, just like every other top club which is scouring the striker market, but I still believe that it’s Sesko and Gyokeres who are sitting at the top of the club’s list.
Ekitike is a talent, that’s very clear, but the messages Frankfurt have been sending out this summer suggests they want a fee of around £85 million for the young Frenchman and I would be surprised if Arsenal went close to that for him.
So as it stands there is still plenty of uncertainty around the striker situation, certainly looking at it from the outside anyway. I’m sure internally they have a grasp on what they want to do, but right now they continue to keep everyone guessing.
One thing I am certain of is that Mikel Arteta will be putting an increasing amount of pressure on those above him to get something sorted quickly.
The first batch of players return for pre-season next week before flying out to La Manga soon after for a short training camp ahead of the tour to Asia.
Arteta will certainly want his new striker on board before the squad jet out to Singapore.
So I’m sure he will be knocking on doors at London Colney reiterating how important it is that a deal is done sooner rather than later.
Who that will be, however, remains to be seen.
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