Arsenal are not prepared to sit on their laurels and watch Liverpool get one hand on the Premier League title ahead of the 2025/26 season.
The Merseysiders have already brought in Jeremie Frimpong, with Bayer Leverkusen teammate Florian Wirtz destined to follow ahead of the summer window.
Mikel Arteta’s men look set to respond with a move for one of Benjamin Sesko or Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres.
It just now remains to be seen who sporting director Andrea Berta will prioritise.
Arsenal need a top striker like Benjamin Sesko
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In terms of translatability, you’d have to argue that Sesko would be the more ideal opportunity. The Bundesliga is much closer in quality and style, with the greatest of respect, than the Portuguese top-flight.
That said, you could forgive Arsenal’s decision-makers for drooling a little at the sight of Gyokeres’ 54 goals and 13 assists in 52 games (across all competitions) this term.
Christian Falk now reports that the Gunners won’t be alone in their pursuit of Benjamin Sesko. More to the point, Manchester United could rely on the expertise and connections of Christopher Vivell to beat Arsenal to the punch.
“Arsenal have ceased their recruitment drive and have declared Benjamin Sesko or Viktor Gyökeres (Sporting Lisbon) as their favourite targets. RB Leipzig are willing to talk for upwards of €70m, and ideally Sesko should fetch up to €100m,” the head of football at the BILD Group exclusively informed CaughtOffside.
“Despite his young age, the Slovenian is almost complete, has a clear head and is a real team player. He would be an asset to any club. There are already talks with Arsenal.
“From the Premier League, beside Arsenal also Manchester United are particularly interested. Christopher Vivell (United’s director of recruitment) was there to watch Sesko at the game in Wolfsburg in mid-April. He once helped discover him and brought the footballer to Salzburg as a 16-year-old in…
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