Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal could dip into the transfer market to sign a new centre forward this summer, with Newcastle ace Alexander Isak someone who may be available
Former Arsenal forward Ian Wright has tipped Mikel Arteta to go and sign Alexander Isak as they look to build on missing out on the Premier League title.
Arsenal secured a 2-1 win over Everton on the final day of the season, but it was not enough to earn them their first title in 20 years as Manchester City beat West Ham 3-1 to finish two points ahead. Despite that, it can still be considered as another positive season for the Gunners, who won a club-record 28 matches in the league and amassed an impressive 89 points.
Considering their general form this season, picking out possible weaknesses and areas to target seem harsh, but one position Arsenal could strengthen is up front. Kai Havertz has been used in the No.9 role throughout the back end of the season, with Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah out of favour.
Although Havertz plunged nine goals in his final 13 Premier League appearances, Wright has urged Arsenal to go and sign a new centre forward this summer. He namechecked Newcastle's Alexander Isak, who has scored 21 goals in just 30 appearances this season, averaging a goal every 108 minutes.
"You look at some of the games which were really tight, you go back to the Aston Villa game where Arsenal lost," Wright said on Premier League Productions. "If you had that striker who could get that goal out of nothing, it settles you down, you get the goal and you know you have somebody who could take half a chance.
"It's worth its weight in gold. It gets the whole team settled. You relax and then you can start playing. If you are continually missing chances at the stage Arsenal were and none of the front guys were scoring, then you start to feel the pressure on the team.
"That's what you can't do against Man City. You have to be able to score the goals. We did score. We scored a lot of goals this season. But I am talking about changing games and changing the way you are playing the game.
"I think they would definitely look at somebody that would fit into a very technically organised side. A team that can stretch. There is a lot of talk about what’s happening with Isak at Newcastle. You look at Isak, you could say, 'yeah [you'd take him]' You could probably see somebody like him at Arsenal the way he plays.
"The way he can link up. The way Mikel would want him to play in that team if it was him or a player of that stature. But we need somebody, first and foremost, who is going to take the half-chance."
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