David Seaman reveals Arsenal are ‘trying like mad’ to sign ‘marquee striker’

David Seaman says helium ‘knows for a fact’ that Arsenal are ‘trying similar mad’ to motion a ‘marquee striker’ earlier the January transportation model closes.

The Gunners person been linked with a fig of guardant pursuing Gabriel Jesus’ superior ACL injury.

Jesus, 27, is acceptable to miss the remainder of the play aft helium broke down during Arsenal’s FA Cup decision to Manchester United.

Some pundits were urging Arsenal to motion a caller striker earlier Jesus’ setback but the Brazilian’s lack lone reinforces the thought that Mikel Arteta needs a caller attacker to get astatine the Emirates Stadium.

Jesus has lone scored 7 Premier League goals implicit the past 2 seasons and his Arsenal team-mate Kai Havertz has besides blown blistery and acold successful beforehand of goal.

Arsenal person been linked with moves for Benjamin Sesko, Dusan Vlahovic Victor Osimhen successful caller weeks and Seaman believes the nine are hard astatine enactment to bring a caller striker to the club.

‘Everybody is talking astir signing a caller striker and that does look similar what we need,’ Seaman told talkSPORT.

‘It looks similar we’re trying to get a striker but to get a marquee striker, the finished article, successful January… that doesn’t hap precise often.

‘Kai Havertz isn’t an out-and-out striker but he’s scored immoderate important goals. It’s frustrating due to the fact that I tin consciousness the fans’ vexation growing. There’s a fewer rumblings present due to the fact that we’re not wherever we privation to be.

‘I cognize for a information that they’re trying similar huffy to get 1 but whether it volition beryllium present oregon the summer, I don’t know.

‘There’s ones successful the pipeline truthful we volition person to hold and spot if they get done.’

Arsenal scored much goals than successful immoderate different Premier League play past word arsenic they amassed 89 points, finishing 2 down Manchester City.

The Gunners person scored 43 goals successful 22 league games this play – the fourth-most successful the English top-flight.

‘Victor Osimhen has been heavy linked with Arsenal, arsenic person the likes of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and Juventus guardant Dusan Vlahovic,’ Arsenal fable Nigel Winterburn told William Hill Vegas.

‘If you could warrant Mikel Arteta that 1 of them tin connection 20 to 25 goals a season, that would beryllium large — but nary 1 tin warrant that!

‘The Gunners request a striker to instrumentality them to the adjacent level, and that is to triumph the Premier League. I would instrumentality immoderate of those strikers — it doesn’t substance which one. What matters is who scores the astir goals for this squad and is the champion fit.

‘Each enactment comes with its ain attributes, but the precedence is uncovering the 1 who tin present goals consistently to occurrence Arsenal to the title. Addressing this contented successful the squad could thrust Arsenal to a league title.’

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