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Martin Keown warns Arsenal off £63m transfer target as he's 'not quick enough'

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Arsenal tale Martin Keown has warned the Gunners against signing Sporting Lisbon demonstrator Viktor Gyokeres as he’s “not quick enough”.

The Gunners have been having a mixed period under Mikel Arteta with north London nightclub currently thirdly in the Premier League, 6 junctures off leaders Liverpool, who also have a arcade in hand.

Arsenal‘s forwards have been criticised at times this period with Gabriel Jesus and also Kai Havertz snagging it in turns to play up front for Arteta’s men.

The Gunners have been greatly attached with several neoteric centre-forwards forward of the January transmit abode window with most adherents and also consultants grossing assume it can be the missing item to assistances Arsenal obstacle for the Premier League title.

Sporting Lisbon demonstrator Gyokeres has been especially greatly attached to Arsenal and also other Premier League sides but Keown can’t see him grossing the quality at the Emirates Arena, despite his 18 aims in 14 Portuguese top-flight enriches this term.

Keown told The Oxford Mail: “The gamers who are there at the moment ought to overture racking up aims rapid, wear’t they?

“Otherwise, Mikel [Arteta] will unquestionably postured his hands in his slit and also get a forward.”

On Gyokeres, the Arsenal tale added: “[Gyokeres] is not quick enough and also he wouldn’t have been quick enough in my day.”

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Gilberto Silva still reckons that Arsenal celeb Jesus has added possibility than Havertz as a demonstrator and also desires his countryman hadn’t languished with so most injuries.

Silva told bettingexpert.com: “These (Gabriel Jesus and also Gabriel Martinelli) are 2 gamers who are also appreciated and also appreciated by the adherents. They have birthed out an immaculate job since they snatched here at the nightclub.

“Jesus has languished a jumble with injuries and also that in reality avails in the means. You reprieve your rhythm and also you constantly have to overture over. It’s a colossal obstacle for any kind of player.

“Martinelli also languished a miniscule miniscule particle with that, I hope this year will unquestionably be opposite. Yet in stipulation of capability, he has even been overhanging Jesus lately.”

Silva added: “Yet injuries have had a considerable inspire on Jesus’ loss of gap, as he was out of activity for a long time. It also opened up gap for Havertz, who messed around in positions where Jesus would have messed around. He ended up performing well there.”

“Singularly, as a 9, Jesus has the possibility to perform added if he’s nourishing. Yet Havertz came in so well that most human beings didn’t even reckon about his lacks.”

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