Rough combination: Arsenal has successfully found two deadly tractors in their transfer road” report.
With Lucas Nygaard’s signing last week, Arsenal is searching for their next acquisition. The transfer window has been open for just over two weeks. The runners-up in the Premier League were exciting to watch at times last season, but they finished the campaign without a win due to a lack of innovation in the middle of the year. Therefore, it should come as no surprise that attackers have been associated with them for the most part in recent weeks.
Whether it’s Spain’s quick winger Nico Williams, Viktor Gyokeres in recent weeks, or Benjamin Sesko last month, it’s obvious that the North Londoners are looking for more firepower this summer.
However, the latest star touted for a move to the Emirates might just be the most exciting forward of the lot and someone who would look incredible alongside Williams.
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According to a report from Spain, Arsenal have maintained their interest in Napoli’s star striker, Victor Osimhen, who is expected to leave Italy this summer.
The report claims that the Nigerian superstar’s most likely destination is the Premier League, and while ‘several clubs’ are willing to make a bid for his services, the Gunners and Chelsea remain his leading suitors.
The Neapolitans are still holding out for a team to pay his €120m release clause, which is around £102m, but there is a real chance that the fee could be reduced in negotiations.
It would be an expensive deal to get over the line regardless, but if Arsenal want to end their two-decade title drought next season, paying for Osimhen may be the way to do that – and a partnership between him and Williams could be a sight to behold.
Why Osimhen would be a great signing and teammate for Williams
So, the main reason that Arsenal and many other clubs want to sign the “Nigerian nightmare”, as dubbed by U23 scout Antonio Mango, is quite simple: he’s a goalscoring machine.
