Arsenal are going to be looking for a new striker in the summer transfer window.
Indeed, Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal are definitely signing a striker this summer after years of speculation, and there are a number of names under consideration for Andrea Berta and Mikel Arteta.
Alexander Isak is Arsenal’s dream target, while Viktor Gyokeres has been linked to Arsenal recently too.
Speaking on The Dressing Room Podcast, Joe Cole has been discussing which striker Arsenal should go after this summer, and he’s come up with a player who he believes would be the perfect signing for the north London club.
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Joe Cole says Arsenal should get Victor Osimhen
Cole named Victor Osimhen as the player he believes would be the perfect signing for Arsenal.
The pundit noted that the Nigerian is banging in the goals in Turkey, noting that he looks like he’d be ideal for Arsenal.
Cole questioned why a potential move for Alexander Isak, noting that he believes Osimhen is the one for Arsenal.
“Osimhen. I know he’s had this little strange one where he’s gone to Turkey and he’s banging in goals. But he looks perfect for Arsenal for me,” Cole said.
“Isak yeah, but why would he go to Arsenal now? If Newcastle could spend more, I can’t see Isak being an option, Osimhen is the one for me for Arsenal.”
Serie A record sales to the Premier League
Osimhen is currently playing for Galatasaray in Turkey, but, technically, he is still a Napoli player.
Indeed, Osimhen is contracted to Napoli, and that’s where he’s, largely, made his name in his career.
However, that fact may well be what puts Arsenal off signing the £50m man.
Exports from Italy, historically, haven’t done very well in the Premier League – just look at the list of record transfers between the two leagues.
| Fee | |
| Romelu Lukaku – Chelsea | £97.5m |
| Paul Pogba – Manchester United | £89m |
| Rasmus Hojlund – Manchester United | £72m |
| Joao Cancelo – Manchester City | £60m |
| Sandro Tonali – Newcastle United | £55m |
Romelu Lukaku was terrible for Chelsea and was quickly shipped back to Italy, Paul Pogba never delivered on his pricetag, and the less said about Rasmus Hojlund the better.
Joao Cancelo and Sandro Tonali are two more prominent success stories, but even then, they had their downsides as Cancelo fell out with Pep Guardiola at Manchester City and Tonali missed basically his entire first season at Newcastle with a suspension.
Shopping in Italy for these big name players is often a risk, and those risks can backfire badly.
