Robbie Fowler names the Arsenal star who will cost them the Premier League title

Arsenal are successful the premix for the Premier League title, but Mikel Arteta and Co person been warned that they volition not bushed Liverpool to the crown with Kai Havertz playing up front

Arsenal volition not triumph the Premier League with Kai Havertz up front, according to Liverpool icon Robbie Fowler.

The Gunners volition instrumentality to league enactment aboriginal this period six points down Arne Slot's team, who person besides played a crippled little than their rubric rivals.

But their rubric credentials person been questioned successful immoderate quarters owed to their deficiency of an out-an-out goalscorer, with Havertz present starring the line. The German planetary has scored 9 league goals this word but besides missed immoderate aureate chances successful large games, starring to calls for different No.9 option.

Although Mikel Arteta opened the doorway to doing concern successful the January transportation window, Arsenal did not bring successful attacking reinforcements - and Fowler reckons that volition outgo them beloved betwixt present and May.

Speaking connected the The LineUp, helium said: "If I'm being honest, he's (Havertz) not my cupful of tea. I deliberation he’s OK but, if you’re a squad that’s got existent aspirations of winning Premier Leagues and Champions Leagues, past I deliberation you request idiosyncratic amended than Kai Havertz playing successful that focal striker role.

"He’ll bash a occupation but I don’t deliberation he’s been arsenic accordant arsenic helium would person liked. I conscionable deliberation determination are amended players retired there."

Only Bukayo Saka scored much Premier League goals for Arsenal than Havertz past play pursuing his large summertime transportation from Chelsea, though Arteta has utilized him successful a fig of antithetic positions earlier helium finished the 2023-24 run powerfully arsenic a No.9.

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But that didn't halt the Londoners from weighing up a determination for a caller striker successful the summer, with RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko a apical people earlier opting to motion a caller declaration with his club.

The Gunners did spot a bid for Aston Villa's Ollie Watkins rebuffed precocious successful the January window, however, Fowler has dismissed that determination arsenic a "token gesture" fixed Villa were ne'er going to merchantability the England prima and Jhon Duran, who has since moved to the Saudi Pro league.

Fowler added: "When Arsenal were linked with Ollie Watkins it looked to maine similar an astir token gesture. Realistically, with Jhon Duran leaving, determination was nary accidental Villa were going to fto him go, truthful it looked a spot to maine similar it was done to appease the fans arsenic opposed to a superior offer."

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