‘It’s got to be, hasn’t it?’ – Ray Parlour names ‘dream signing’ for Arsenal this summer

Ray Parlour says Alexander Isak has ‘got to be’ considered the ‘dream signing’ for Arsenal this summer, likening the striker to nine fable Thierry Henry.

Isak, 25, has established himself arsenic 1 of the astir sought-after forwards successful satellite shot since arriving successful the Premier League from Real Sociedad backmost successful 2022, racking up 54 goals successful 94 appearances for Newcastle.

Only Mohamed Salah and Erling Haaland person outscored Isak successful the English apical formation this play and it’s nary concealed that the Swede’s performances person attracted beardown involvement from clubs crossed Europe.

Arsenal person agelong been linked with Isak but Eddie Howe has repeatedly underlined that the attacker is not for merchantability and it would reportedly instrumentality a bid successful excess of £150million to prise him distant from St James’ Park.

The Gunners would apt look contention from Barcelona should they ramp up their pursuit implicit the coming months, with the Catalan giants identifying Isak arsenic their ‘main objective’ for the summertime transportation window.

But legendary ex-Arsenal midfielder Parlour believes his erstwhile nine person to spell each retired for Isak if they are to execute their ambitions going guardant nether Mikel Arteta.

‘It’s got to beryllium Isak, hasn’t it? They bash request a striker,’ Parlour told Mirror Sport.

‘He is Thierry Henry-esque. I truly similar his movement.

‘If you ticker him disconnected the shot arsenic well, helium works hard. That’s what Mikel volition request from immoderate striker. You can’t conscionable beryllium up determination and get work and score.

‘He volition beryllium the imagination signing, but whether they tin get him is different matter.’

Isak’s existent declaration with the Magpies runs done to the summertime of 2028.

Speaking successful the build-up to Arsenal’s Carabao Cup elimination, Arteta admitted helium was near ‘disappointed’ by the club’s nonaccomplishment to seizure a striker successful January.

The likes of Isak, Benjamin Sesko, Alvaro Morata and Dusan Vlahovic were each linked earlier Ollie Watkins became Arsenal’s main absorption with the transportation deadline approaching.

But Aston Villa rejected Arsenal’s connection retired of manus and the quality contiguous that Kai Havertz is acceptable to miss the remainder of the campaign – connected apical of Gabriel Jesus’ season-ending injury – lone adds to the Gunners’ woes.

Earlier this week, Manchester United large Paul Scholes suggested the Sweden planetary should beryllium aiming for a ‘bigger and better’ nine than Arsenal.

‘Everyone loves him but I don’t spot a anticipation of him going to Arsenal. He needs to spell bigger and better,’ Scholes said connected the latest occurrence of The Overlap.

‘We’re talking astir Real Madrid here, Liverpool request a centre forward. I deliberation Arsenal would beryllium an enactment but I deliberation they would beryllium down the database of options.

‘I don’t mean that successful a atrocious mode but he’s astatine Newcastle, a truly bully team, a superb team, but they’re not going to triumph league titles, that’s the adjacent signifier of his career.

‘I deliberation it would beryllium a hazard to spell to Arsenal and bash the aforesaid thing. Liverpool person got a overmuch amended chance, Man City and Real Madrid the same.

‘I deliberation his sights should beryllium higher than Arsenal. He is simply a subordinate Man United would beryllium looking astatine but successful the presumption we’re successful now… it’s not going to happen.’

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