Sporting director Edu Gaspar is reportedly considering signing a “big-money” striker for Arsenal during the January transfer window after spotting a “world-class” international striker before the winter months.

Arsenal, unable to sign, trusted Kai Havertz. Sesko Benjamin

Mikel Arteta’s team engaged in a high-profile pursuit to capture Benjamin Sesko, a striker for RB Leipzig, during the summer transfer window.

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Sesko was the top striker target for Arsenal, and it’s said that the team hoping to win the Premier League sent the Slovenian striker a proposal in an effort to provide Arteta with additional offensive punch.

Sesko’s previous contract had a £55 million release clause, which attracted the attention of elite teams hoping to sign the striker, until he eventually signed new terms with Leipzig.

The stats of Benjamin Sesko for RB Leipzig in every competition last season

The figures from Transfermarkt

Looks

42

Objectives

18

Helps

2.

Time spent on each goal

115

Played minutes

2,057

Along with Chelsea and Manchester United, Arsenal was one of three English premier league teams to make an offer for Sesko; nevertheless, the 21-year-old decided to stay with his present club and continue his development in the Bundesliga.

After that, Arsenal decided against pursuing a different forward in spite of connections to a number of well-known players, like Victor Osimhen and Ivan Toney. Rather, Arteta trusted Kai Havertz, who has performed admirably in his interim center-forward role this season.

Despite having two goals and an assist in his first four league games, Havertz may be moved deeper into the midfield to cover for injuries to Martin Odegaard and Mikel Merino.

Martin Odegaard, the captain of Arsenal
This was evident in their Champions League matchup against Atalanta on Thursday night, as Gabriel Jesus started up top and Havertz was pulled back into the middle of midfield. They ended up drawing 0-0.

While Raheem Sterling is capable of filling in when needed, it’s thought that Edu and Arsenal’s hiring staff have their sights set on a new striker for 2025.

Thuram is the target of an upcoming “big-money” striker move by Arsenal in January.

According to TEAMtalk, Marcus Thuram of Inter Milan is one of the players on Arsenal’s want list for a January “big-money” striker move.

To challenge Man City star Erling Haaland and break Pep Guardiola’s hold on the Premier League title, the north Londoners seek a new number nine. They also want to end their own 21-year trophy drought.

Marcus-Thuram
Thuram has started the new season in excellent form and appears to be working hard to earn himself a possible lucrative move abroad. Thuram has four goals in his first four Serie A games. The Frenchman is apparently seeking for roughly £67 million from Inter, but given his incredible reputation, he might be worth a gamble.

Marcel Schäfer, the sporting director of Wolfsburg, stated of Thuram, “He is a world-class striker.” “That is how it must be said. He is a man of great size.