⚽ Football Transfers Speculation, Odds and Predictions

[tottong]

Apart from the rumors circulating about David De Gea possibly heading to the Saudi league, quite surprising news came from Newcastle because they were interested in bringing the former Manchester United goalkeeper to St James Park. I think it is the right decision for Newcastle if they can get David De Gea, who is still a free agent until now and we will see David De Gea return to the EPL with a different club.

Newcastle is trying to take this step because Nick Pope reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder after the match against Manchester United last week and it is possible that he will be out for up to 4 months. What do you think? Is David De Gea the right goalkeeper for Newcastle?

Does it have anything to do with main goalkeeper Pope suffering an injury when facing Manchester United in Week 14, so Newcastle wants to bring in a senior goalkeeper to cover Pope's injury. If this happened, it would certainly be an extraordinary thing because David De Gea is very familiar with English football so it won't take long to adapt. Newcastle's decision may only be a short-term choice because De Gea is no longer young, making a long-term choice no longer possible.

This step is quite strategic because losing the main goalkeeper can affect the result of the match so the team needs an experienced goalkeeper to replace it. Even though Newcastle has a backup goalkeeper, his quality may be below De Gea's standards so this step is considered quite appropriate.

[arimamib]

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Arsenal consolidated their lead at the top of the Premier League rankings with a 2-1 victory over Wolves. Two goals from Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard helped the Gunners win three points. That's not enough. Arteta still has question marks and problems on the offensive front.
Arteta needs more from Jesus. Arsenal needs a striker with stable scoring performance, capable of scoring an average of 20 goals/season. Jesus is an excellent, fantastic player. Sometimes, he disappoints you with injuries. And it is difficult for Nketiah to reach 20 goals per season.

Arsenal should have grand ambitions to recruit Mbappe, competing with Real and Liverpool. Currently, he has no interest in staying long-term with the home team Parc des Princes. If they get Mbappe, there will be something even better.

It's been common knowledge that  Arsenal have a concern about their offensive front. While Saka and Odegaard contributed significantly, there's a recognized need for a striker capable of consistent goal-scoring, ideally around 20 goals per season. Gabriel Jesus hasnt provided the expectation as a potential solution for Arsenal. His talent underscores the occasional setbacks due to injuries. Finding a striker with the consistency to achieve the desired goal-scoring average is crucial for Arsenal's offensive stability.

The ambitious idea to recruit Kylian Mbappe is intriguing. If Arsenal is able to compete with top clubs like Real Madrid and Liverpool to sign him, it could elevate the team's attacking prowess to another level. Mbappe's apparent openness to leaving Paris Saint-Germain adds an interesting dimension to the transfer speculation. If successful, such a signing could indeed be a game-changer for Arsenal's aspirations and competitiveness at the highest level.

[marcous]

I think the situation is reversed, because if Arsenal wanted Vlahovic in the last summer window. they can do it, Arteta is in a condition that is supported by the club management. but in fact, Arteta did not take action to bring Vlahovic to the Emirates Stadium last summer. in fact, what happens is the opposite. In fact, Arsenal actually brought in David Raya instead of Vlahovic. at that time, I couldn't understand the steps taken by Arteta and Edu. even though it is very clear that Arsenal lacks a pure striker who can be relied on rather than Nketiah. I hope Arteta brings Vlahovic in the last summer transfer window. however, this did not happen.

Its better for Arsenal to sign Black Haaland than Vlahovic, Osimhen has show outstanding performance in Napoli, the problem is Napoli might don't want to sell Osimhen. I think Arsenal could find a new striker from their Academy just like how they create Saka become as good as right now.

Nketiah isn't that good, Gabriel Jesus is better than him. I feel like Arsenal has a plan to sell Nketiah.

It could be said that Napoli are reluctant to let Osimhen go because of his price, Maybe it would be a different story if the offer submitted could fill Aurelio De Laurentiis pockets completely, I think that makes sense. However, the competition is not easy, with very few number 9 players currently available, I mean the quality is no longer in question. Many top European clubs are chasing his signature too, and are even prepared to shell out the fee demanded by Napoli.

I also assume that Arteta and his club Arsenal already have an attraction in the eyes of star players, as management is serious about spending a large budget on buying players, this shows that they are serious about building a team, setting clear ambitions to win the EPL title under Arteta leadership.

On the other hand, by not underestimating Vlahovic quality in terms of scoring goals, Arteta would be better off recruiting Osimhem. I also think that Gabriel Jesus and Nketiah are not enough to be the difference in the front line, Arteta needs a striker like Halaand at Man City.

[KTChampions]

Apart from the rumors circulating about David De Gea possibly heading to the Saudi league, quite surprising news came from Newcastle because they were interested in bringing the former Manchester United goalkeeper to St James Park. I think it is the right decision for Newcastle if they can get David De Gea, who is still a free agent until now and we will see David De Gea return to the EPL with a different club.

Newcastle is trying to take this step because Nick Pope reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder after the match against Manchester United last week and it is possible that he will be out for up to 4 months. What do you think? Is David De Gea the right goalkeeper for Newcastle?

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12822889/Newcastle-consider-shock-David-Gea-Man-Uniteds-former-goalkeeper-option-replace-injured-Nick-Pope-four-months-hell-wage-cut.html

Probably if Newcastle considers him as an option then yes. I heard that he recently had surgery related to his vision and wears glasses (maybe temporarily?). For a goalkeeper, vision is one of the most important qualities, but apparently it was a planned operation and there is nothing serious if Newcastle are thinking about signing him. Pope's injury is another force majeure event for Newcastle and for my fantasy team. This will be another forced transfer 

[salad daging]

Probably if Newcastle considers him as an option then yes. I heard that he recently had surgery related to his vision and wears glasses (maybe temporarily?). For a goalkeeper, vision is one of the most important qualities, but apparently it was a planned operation and there is nothing serious if Newcastle are thinking about signing him. Pope's injury is another force majeure event for Newcastle and for my fantasy team. This will be another forced transfer 

An option as a loan for 1 season would be better, not a permanent contract?

David De Gea is now quite old, if for example Newcastle only brought in to replace Pope during the recovery of 1 season then I think De Gea would be very suitable he is still quite skilled despite his age.

With the surgery that has been done is it likely to affect his performance? Moreover, using glasses for clearer vision for him.
But I think this is just a rumor not necessarily and I read the news that indeed David De Gea is very open to the offer.

[GbitG]

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The Catalan side FC Barcelona is on the way to sell Robert Lewandowski this summer:
FC Barcelona is recognizing the need to sell the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski this summer due to his lack of performance. Robert Lewandowski has already turned 35 years old, for he became older with the passage of time, and his performance status is getting lower as compared to previous years, so I think it is the point that Barcelona is considered Robert Lewandowski has scored seven goals in the whole La Liga competition this season. It seems fair, but I think this is not as well played as the performance status expected by a big club like Barcelona.

Their contract is still under way with Barcelona until 2026. Some media reports say that Barcelona will terminate his contract and sell him next summer to a free agent. Barcelona needs a new passionate player who performs well with club tactics and does all of his best for his club. The second thing is that Robert Lewandowski has become old and will not be able to play more with the required creatira from Barcelona. Therefore, the club is emphasizing bringing up some new young talent. Maybe the young talent will be Earling Haaland, Killyan Mbappe, Victor Osimen, Darwin Núñez, et cetera.

What did you think, guys? Which striker can be next door, and who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona?
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[shogun47]

+1 this is a very good point! I think that genius can prove itself in almost any team, but only to a limited degree. Messi could not have been the Messi we know if he played for Granada instead of Barcelona, although he would have been bought out from there instantly. Guirassy can definitely become a better player if he has better players around him. But I really only referred to their age as the difference and other than that I think they are quite similar to each other. Both are amazing strikers, but I thought that Kolo Muani would do better at PSG.

I agree with you on Kolo Muani's doing better at PSG. He is a versatile striker you know. He isn't just a scorer now. He can make so many assists together with scoring the same amount. We watched him like that at Frankfurt for quite a long time at least.    So far at PSG his statistics haven't been bad at all honestly.

He has 7 goals and 2 assists in 18 games in total now. This is pretty nice considering that you have a superstar like Mbappe as well in your team. Because Mbappe is really needed to carry the team in most of the games. But Kolo Muani is also able to show his skills in the meantime. He can be PSG's future.

That's one way how you can see it and it is true that superstars like Mbappe draw a lot of attention away from others and they make the team focus more on a player like Mbappe. From that point of view it is correct that Kolo Muani is playing well, but when I saw some of his games I thought that he would become even more effective when he plays for PSG with Dembele and Mbappe. But it is still early days for him, he is still young and nobody knows where he could go. Considering that Mbappe might soon leave the club, Kolo Muani does have the potential to fill at least some of the gap that Mbappe will leave behind.

[Slow death]

Apart from the rumors circulating about David De Gea possibly heading to the Saudi league, quite surprising news came from Newcastle because they were interested in bringing the former Manchester United goalkeeper to St James Park. I think it is the right decision for Newcastle if they can get David De Gea, who is still a free agent until now and we will see David De Gea return to the EPL with a different club.

Newcastle is trying to take this step because Nick Pope reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder after the match against Manchester United last week and it is possible that he will be out for up to 4 months. What do you think? Is David De Gea the right goalkeeper for Newcastle?

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12822889/Newcastle-consider-shock-David-Gea-Man-Uniteds-former-goalkeeper-option-replace-injured-Nick-Pope-four-months-hell-wage-cut.html

I also saw these rumors, I don't know about the physical condition of Newcastle's goalkeeper, but looking at David De Gea's performance, I am of the opinion that Newcastle would be making a good deal in signing David De Gea, he has always been a good goalkeeper, I don't understand why Manchester United didn't renew his contract and chose to get another goalkeeper who doesn't have the same performance as David De Gea. Newcastle is a team that has a vision, they managed to sign good players without spending a lot of money, so if they manage to sign David De Gea without spending a lot of money, then they will have a good squad with less expense.

I remember an interview that the Newcastle coach gave a few months ago, I no longer remember the source of the interview, but I remember him saying that the team would avoid making too many financial expenses on signing players, he said that the team's priority team was to have a good squad with less expenses and this is very right, because a team needs to be profitable to not collapse, a rumor I heard in the past was that Manchester United no longer wanted to pay a high salary to David De Gea , while he didn't want them to reduce his salary.

and according to the rumor I read in the past, he later accepted that they would reduce his salary, but Manchester United did not agree and had already reached an agreement with another goalkeeper, so David De Gea had to leave. I wonder if he will accept the salary that Newcastle offers him, because I highly doubt that Newcastle will make very high offers, because that is not Newcastle's objective.

[Woodie]

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The Catalan side FC Barcelona is on the way to sell Robert Lewandowski this summer:
FC Barcelona is recognizing the need to sell the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski this summer due to his lack of performance. Robert Lewandowski has already turned 35 years old, for he became older with the passage of time, and his performance status is getting lower as compared to previous years

It was inevitable, and the only reason Robert Lewandowski's transfer was made possible from Bayern, was because Barcelona were desperate to get a striker during their bad spell. And now that age is catching up with our Polish striker, the Catalanians now want to jump ship which is fine as younger players need to be ushered in for the next generation of the Barca team.

Probably if Newcastle considers him as an option then yes. I heard that he recently had surgery related to his vision and wears glasses (maybe temporarily?). For a goalkeeper, vision is one of the most important qualities, but apparently it was a planned operation and there is nothing serious if Newcastle are thinking about signing him. Pope's injury is another force majeure event for Newcastle and for my fantasy team. This will be another forced transfer  

An option as a loan for 1 season would be better, not a permanent contract?

David De Gea is now quite old, if for example Newcastle only brought in to replace Pope during the recovery of 1 season then I think De Gea would be very suitable he is still quite skilled despite his age.

Loan option is a good idea if he turns out to be a performer and doesn't need more time to cope with the new team, but issue will be if he turns out to be too good then before you know it he will be demanding for more money and a source of another problem comes in...

Btw with goalkeepers, I don't think age is much of a factor as these guys don't really need to be active as they do less of the running on the pitch, so this not much of a worry for  David De Gea who should fit in well!

[ZAINmalik75]

Apart from the rumors circulating about David De Gea possibly heading to the Saudi league, quite surprising news came from Newcastle because they were interested in bringing the former Manchester United goalkeeper to St James Park. I think it is the right decision for Newcastle if they can get David De Gea, who is still a free agent until now and we will see David De Gea return to the EPL with a different club.
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David De Gea is a masterful goalkeeper. He also has the capability to do well in the GK role. Besides that, Saudi Arabia will not be good for David De Gea because he is still young and can play at top level, i.e., in Europe. Saudi Arabia is the place where players can spend the rest of their lives and earn money. While European football is a prominent sport where players need to do their best to achieve their status, Newcastle United would be quiet well for David De Gea because there X11 goalkeeper got injured and is out for the rest of the season and the club need a solid goalkeeper who's willing to take his place and give his contribution to the club. So I think buying David De Gea on loan will not be good because when Pop recovers from injury, his place will fill up. So their club needs to buy David De Gea on loan not permanently. Just for the season loan.

[tiCeR]

Apart from the rumors circulating about David De Gea possibly heading to the Saudi league, quite surprising news came from Newcastle because they were interested in bringing the former Manchester United goalkeeper to St James Park. I think it is the right decision for Newcastle if they can get David De Gea, who is still a free agent until now and we will see David De Gea return to the EPL with a different club.
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David De Gea is a masterful goalkeeper. He also has the capability to do well in the GK role. Besides that, Saudi Arabia will not be good for David De Gea because he is still young and can play at top level, i.e., in Europe. Saudi Arabia is the place where players can spend the rest of their lives and earn money. While European football is a prominent sport where players need to do their best to achieve their status, Newcastle United would be quiet well for David De Gea because there X11 goalkeeper got injured and is out for the rest of the season and the club need a solid goalkeeper who's willing to take his place and give his contribution to the club. So I think buying David De Gea on loan will not be good because when Pop recovers from injury, his place will fill up. So their club needs to buy David De Gea on loan not permanently. Just for the season loan.

No doubt that De Gea had an outstanding career, but what I disliked about him in the maybe last two years or so is that he became more and more prone to errors during the game. He was rock solid for a long time, but the number of mistakes gradually increased and it felt as sometimes his own defense doesn't trust him. The full story though would be that he also couldn't trust his own defense either, which made it mutually complicated among the players responsible for defending their own goal. I didn't like how ten Hag treated him in the end because that was dishonorable, but I am not so sure whether other first class clubs would still take him.

[Josefjix]

No doubt that De Gea had an outstanding career, but what I disliked about him in the maybe last two years or so is that he became more and more prone to errors during the game. He was rock solid for a long time, but the number of mistakes gradually increased and it felt as sometimes his own defense doesn't trust him. The full story though would be that he also couldn't trust his own defense either, which made it mutually complicated among the players responsible for defending their own goal. I didn't like how ten Hag treated him in the end because that was dishonorable, but I am not so sure whether other first class clubs would still take him.

The once coordinated Manchester United have turn out to become one of the challenging club in EPL this season. Manchester united have lost quite important players this season and it's unimportant for the standard level of such a club to withheld poor performance in matches. The presence of Erik Ten Hag in Manchester United have ruined things for the club. Due to his ignorant actions in Old Trafford and him having issued with players is probably not we wants at the moment. David de Gea have served Manchester United all these years and leaving in a total dishonor.

[EL MOHA]

Does Newcastle United really need another goal keeper. Maybe yes with the rumour of Pope injury. For Manchester United I think they need a backup goalie because Onana will go for African Nations cup. So, even if Newcastle needs another goal keeper, I think Manchester United also needs a good goalie to help Onana that is under duress

The question of whether Onana or De Gea is always in mind whenever there is rumour of De Gea because I have seen Manchester United linked to De Gea and the problem was the wage. To be sincere the level of wage that De Gea was requesting was high for his age. If he wants such a few, SPL will be the best place to go.

Manchester United never did want to bring back Degea, if not they will have gotten him. Manchester United already a back up keeper who is actually highly regarded in the Turkish league. Altay Bayindir is ok to deputize for Onana if he leaves for the AFCON and then they have an experienced Tom Heaton again on the bench. In as much as I love De gea and would want him to come back and get a befitting sendOff, it will be a bad decision to bring him back because that will cause stir in the dressing room. Even as Onana is making mistakes in the team, I don’t think they need to bring in Degea but rather create competition between Altay and him. Should Degea come back Erik Ten Hag will lose the dressing room as players will split on opinion of him leaving again and players like Sancho will be expected to be called back too.

As for Newcastle, it is the best chance to bring in another competitive goalkeeper with experience and leadership to help lead this young squad to the future. Degea is well suited to Newcastle to avoid all the unnecessary pressure and rumors in Manchester United.

[kawetsriyanto]

Apart from the rumors circulating about David De Gea possibly heading to the Saudi league, quite surprising news came from Newcastle because they were interested in bringing the former Manchester United goalkeeper to St James Park. I think it is the right decision for Newcastle if they can get David De Gea, who is still a free agent until now and we will see David De Gea return to the EPL with a different club.

Newcastle is trying to take this step because Nick Pope reportedly suffered a dislocated shoulder after the match against Manchester United last week and it is possible that he will be out for up to 4 months. What do you think? Is David De Gea the right goalkeeper for Newcastle?

It is surprising if Newcastle wants to sign De Gea because they actually have 4 goalkeepers (Nick Pope, Martin Dúbravka, Loris Karius, Mark Gillespie). If Nick Pope must take a rest for few months, there are still 3 goalkeepers to replace the position. Those goalkeepers are experienced enough, they are all old goalkeepers who have been more than 30 years old. If Newcastle signs De Gea, they will have another old goalkeeper.

Well, if we consider the quality of De Gea, it is quite good to have him on the squad. De Gea is one of the top goalkeepers in his prime era, he also have a lot of experience both in Man United and Spanish national team. There is no harm to sign him, especially if he doesn't demand a high salary. Newcastle also doesn't need to pay the transfer fees because his status is free agent.

[Antotena]

I don't know why Arsenal still need a striker at the moment when they choose many strikers who currently have no injury list, is it because Arteta is still not satisfied with the strikers he has now?

Arsenal need a striker with a big name because I think Gabriel Jesus is a complete failure, he didn't meet up with the club objective and aims. He was a big boy in Manchester City but he is not out to use back then and Arsenal needed him to play the 9 but upon coming to the club, on his first 12 matches, he only as scores 5 goals but after he got injury and Nketkiah took over, he score 9 goals in 10 appearance, who do you think is better but they don't value Nketkiah that much.

Nkiteah and Jesus are still quite reliable in addition to there are several adequate left / right wing strikers now, but I don't know the reasons behind the management for example who asked for it but currently Arsenal are still strong with a makeshift squad now.

If Arteta quest to get another good striker from Juventus become successful, they will sell Jesus out because it seems that Juventus are having much interest in buying Gabriel and it's going to be a perfect swap for Vlahovic to get a new striker or they may go for Ivan Tony as their next interest of the striker.

[Belarge]

I don't know why Arsenal still need a striker at the moment when they choose many strikers who currently have no injury list, is it because Arteta is still not satisfied with the strikers he has now?

Satisfaction doesn't fill any manager's mind when it comes to football. Arsenal does have top strikers in the club, though Mikel Arteta keen on bringing in tough decisions and replacement for the frontlines, he needs new set of frontlines that would do the job of a  striker and not some random players that simply foot in the space and they celebrate. Mikel Arteta is not satisfied with his team's present results, they have to fight really hard to become the best among the best, that's the goal for every club in EPL this season. Arsenal frontlines are build with high quality players that are confident infronts of goals this season.

[harapan]

I don't know why Arsenal still need a striker at the moment when they choose many strikers who currently have no injury list, is it because Arteta is still not satisfied with the strikers he has now?

You can't be completing for the league and  champions league with Gabriel Jesus and Nketiah as your strikers. I'm sorry but those are not players you rely on. They're good to a certain level but they're not world class. Arsenal needs at least one world class strikers. A striker than can creat something out of nothing. A striker that can lead the attack. The lack of that kind of striker won't be felt much now because Arsenal are playing well and scoring goals, but the time things get though and they'll need a striker that will score the only opportunity needed to win the game, that's where you'll understand how important a world class striker really is.
I'm not even too satisfied with Vlahovic that Arsenal are going after. He's good but I don't think he's what Arsenal need.
I feel Arsenal should go for a player like Osimhen.

[Captain Corporate]

It is not easy to find "cheap" strikers neither, and yes we are getting closer to winter break so whatever amount they have left in the bank they could spend it all but who could they even get? You know they can't get Haaland, or even Mbappe (who is not a pure striker, more like left winger) Osimhen? Way too expensive, Lautaro Martinez? Way too expensive, they really can't get any striker that would be better than Jesus right now, I am not saying they do not need one, but there is just no possibility of it. I am all for them getting some 20-30 million euro type of striker for the bench, to create some depth, which would allow them to have freedom during the league games, but not a "better" striker than what they have.

[TastyChillySauce00]

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The Catalan side FC Barcelona is on the way to sell Robert Lewandowski this summer:
FC Barcelona is recognizing the need to sell the Polish striker Robert Lewandowski this summer due to his lack of performance. Robert Lewandowski has already turned 35 years old, for he became older with the passage of time, and his performance status is getting lower as compared to previous years, so I think it is the point that Barcelona is considered Robert Lewandowski has scored seven goals in the whole La Liga competition this season. It seems fair, but I think this is not as well played as the performance status expected by a big club like Barcelona.

Their contract is still under way with Barcelona until 2026. Some media reports say that Barcelona will terminate his contract and sell him next summer to a free agent. Barcelona needs a new passionate player who performs well with club tactics and does all of his best for his club. The second thing is that Robert Lewandowski has become old and will not be able to play more with the required creatira from Barcelona. Therefore, the club is emphasizing bringing up some new young talent. Maybe the young talent will be Earling Haaland, Killyan Mbappe, Victor Osimen, Darwin Núñez, et cetera.

What did you think, guys? Which striker can be next door, and who can solve the missing puzzle for Barcelona?
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It must be like that. I have seen barcelona linked to the morata but what difference between him and lewandowski. Morata was only a few years younger than him. I see no point in getting morata as a new striker for barcelona. Lewandowski has been coming to the end of his career as a striker.
He shall consider what next step to be taken by him. I do believe that if morata will not be leaving from atletico madrid. People have known so well. The decline of lewandowski performance has become the main reason why xavi is willing to sell him.
Who will be the club that interested to buy him other than saudi pro league club? If lewandowski will be leaving from barcelona as a free agent and it means barcelona has no right to get money from selling him.
Barcelona shall not terminate his contract if the club was willing to sell him for some money. I do aware if this is also the main reason why barcelona goes bankrupt in the future.

[Sakanwa]

I don't know why Arsenal still need a striker at the moment when they choose many strikers who currently have no injury list, is it because Arteta is still not satisfied with the strikers he has now?

You can't be completing for the league and  champions league with Gabriel Jesus and Nketiah as your strikers. I'm sorry but those are not players you rely on. They're good to a certain level but they're not world class. Arsenal needs at least one world class strikers. A striker than can creat something out of nothing. A striker that can lead the attack. The lack of that kind of striker won't be felt much now because Arsenal are playing well and scoring goals, but the time things get though and they'll need a striker that will score the only opportunity needed to win the game, that's where you'll understand how important a world class striker really is.
I'm not even too satisfied with Vlahovic that Arsenal are going after. He's good but I don't think he's what Arsenal need.
I feel Arsenal should go for a player like Osimhen.

You are absolutely correct on your point of not seeing Vlahovic as the attacker that Arsenal should follow,I personally do not like the Vlahovic,I just think he won't be able to give the gunners what they need too,Gabriel Jesus is a good attacker when He wants to play and score goals,the problem with him is that he lacks positioning,and that alone is what Arsenal fans dislike him for.If they want to bring in another attacker,it should be either Osimhen or Ivan Toney,atleast Toney has premier league experience,and he can play the pattern of football at Arsenal.Gabriel Jesus is only doing well in the champions league,but it is not good that he doesn't score goals in the premier league.He should try and score goals in the premier league so that Arsenal can be able to rely on him