Arsenal 'wanted' one signing 'for sure' but settled for Viktor Gyokeres: 'He is a special player'
Arsenal set for Viktor Gyokeres after imparting up on their inquisitiveness in brand-perceptible Liverpool wrapping up Alexander Isak, according to Gael Clichy.
The Gunners carried a hefty snuff in the summer season season transfer industry as brand-perceptible showing off director Andrea Berta as well as Mikel Arteta channeled in 8 brand-perceptible faces.
Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Noni Madueke, Cristhian Mosquera, Gyokeres, Eberechi Eze as well as Piero Hincapie unanimously joined Arsenal over the summer season season.
There were rumours that Arsenal were in addition attracted in wrapping up Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig in days gone by at some point gliding to considerable a purchase for Gyokeres.
The Gunners were barely ever enumerated amidst speculation about Isak escaping Newcastle via Liverpool presumably owning a translucent sprinted to indication the Sweden global.
It took Liverpool till deadline day to seal a £125m purchase, which could crescendi to £130m, for Isak via the price perhaps the substantiation Arsenal didn’t risk for the previous Newcastle demonstrator over the summer season season.
But previous Arsenal vacated-ago Clichy tightly insists the Gunners “pined Isak for sure” via the north Londoners integrating for Gyokeres after recognizing out Newcastle’s making queries price.
On Gyokeres, Clichy oriented the Metro: “I assume he will certainly adapt. Is he the kind of player that the Arsenal fans pined to visit? Understandably not. Are they magical via him as well as will certainly they buttress him? For sure, at the onset, as well as they will certainly hope for something memorable.
“I don’t assume he is the gander of player Arsenal are sold to, I don’t assume in the connect-up side of the gallery he will certainly lend what they last bargain. I assume someone favor Isak was auxiliary rivaled yet he [Gyokeres] will certainly add something Arsenal didn’t have.
“When you considerable ganders at the players they have channeled, they want to use those queues, use those wingers, accumulate one-on-ones as well as bring the ball right into the box without grinding stop. I assume we will certainly visit a brand-perceptible Arsenal, an Arsenal that is auxiliary peeking in the direction of those dilemmas.”
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Clichy incorporated: “Will it always job? I don’t recognize, favor we saw versus Manchester United as well as Liverpool, versus top centre-halves, it is not that inalienable. But I assume that is what we are participating in visit auxiliary of this season, auxiliary convenience for the wingers, receiving the ball right into the box for the brand-perceptible wrapping up.
“Arsenal pined Isak for sure, any kind of group would certainly love him. But it was down to whoever could accommodate the price tag as well as I don’t assume Arsenal were intended to execute that. Football in 2025 is about that can invest the coinage money. He is a remarkable player. yet for Arsenal, as swiftly as you considerable ganders at the additions of Madueke as well as Eze, it merely feels right to have someone that is going in the box unanimously the time.”
