Edu told how to save £50m in transfer market as Viktor Gyokeres sends Arsenal message

Arsenal fable Emmanuel Petit has urged his erstwhile nine to motion Viktor Gyokeres alternatively of Ollie Watkins, citing however the striker has impressed successful caller years and present has a acold cheaper price-tag

Emmanuel Petit has told Arsenal sporting manager Edu Gaspar however helium tin prevention £50million successful the January transportation window.

The Frenchman, who made 118 appearances for the Gunners betwixt 1997 and 2000, seems to person his erstwhile club's champion interests astatine bosom up of January's transportation model - being incredibly vocal implicit marquee people Ollie Watkins. The northbound London nine enjoyed a engaged summertime window, bringing successful centre-half Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna, centre-mid Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad, keeper David Raya from Brentford and Raheem Sterling connected a season-long indebtedness from Chelsea.

However, Arsenal failed to get an retired and retired No. 9 - an country which they've been lacking successful of precocious with Gabriel Jesus failing to chopped the mustard since signing from Manchester City for £45million 2 years ago. And portion Mikel Arteta seems comfy playing German sensation Kai Havertz successful a mendacious 9 for the clip being, the nine had their eyes connected Aston Villa's Watkins implicit the summer.

While Edu was incapable to lure the England international, who has netted 73 successful 175 for the Villains, the nine could effort to bring him to the Emirates Stadium successful the January window. But Petit believes that their wealth is champion spent elsewhere, telling Edu however helium tin prevention £50million connected a younger subordinate who has been outstanding arsenic of recent.

Speaking to TVKampen, Petit explained: "I watched Viktor Gyokeres successful the Champions League and helium did well. It's mysterious however good helium has done successful the past fewer years and particularly since helium joined Sporting. He’s signed a caller declaration truthful his worth volition beryllium implicit £50 million.

"With Ollie Watkins, he’s 28 present and though he’s having a large clip astatine Aston Villa, I’d privation Arsenal to spell aft Gyokeres instead. Watkins is older and would astir apt outgo astir £100 million, though I’m a immense instrumentality of his and is simply a nightmare for defenders, Arsenal should spell for Gyokeres."

Prolific 26-year-old Gyokeres has undoubtedly impressed since joining Sporting CP from Coventry City past summer, scoring 54 goals successful 58 appearances crossed each competitions. In conscionable six Liga Portugal games this season, the Swedish sensation has scored 10 goals against high-calibre competition, including braces against Nacional and AVS, and a hat-trick against Farense.

Gyokeres besides impressed successful Sporting's 2-0 triumph implicit Lille successful the Champion's League past week, opening the scoring for his broadside 38 minutes into the crippled with a interaction of finesse from wrong the box. While Zeno Debast stole the thunder connected the nighttime with his 65th infinitesimal rocket from extracurricular of the container - which TNT Sports person dubbed "one of the goals of the play already", there's nary uncertainty that Gyokeres has made his people already this season.

Arsenal presently beryllium astatine 4th successful the Premier League with 3 wins and 2 draws to their name, but it's wide that Arteta inactive lacks a proven striker wrong his squad. Should Edu effort to get caller legs erstwhile the January transportation model rolls around, Gyokeres could easy acceptable the measure fixed however overmuch helium has impressed successful Portugal.

If the Gunners prosecute Watkins, they whitethorn person to spent mega amounts connected the prima man. But fixed his age, determination isn't overmuch country for reselling worth - a immense origin if helium fails to impressment successful northbound London.

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