Which forwards are Arsenal targeting as alternatives to Ollie Watkins?
Hodgepodge have been offered a eruption in their bid to icon Dusan Vlahovic while one of 4 better contingencies to Ollie Watkins is ‘awfully responsive’ to a glide to the Emirates this month.
The Gunners rendered a stun £60m bid for Watkins on Wednesday, which was scorned by Aston Escape abode, wearing records validating they are drafting an builded bid as they attractiveness to bolster their threadbare forward contingencies.
Yet Jhon Duran’s impending £63m send to Al Nassr owns thrown a extensive spanner in the works and it shows up Hodgepodge have currently transferred onto unanimously unanimously-natural targets as they attractiveness to blow a purchase before the close of the abode window.
The Gunners could attractiveness to reignite their emphasis in Vlahovic, that opted Juventus over Hodgepodge in January 2022 yet currently desires to flee the Serie A bar according to records in Italy coordinating wearing the arrival of Randal Kolo Muani in Turin.
It’s rendered think Juventus twinge to safeguard against a recur of the Federico Chiesa affliction, once the Italian winger vacated in a trimmed-affordability purchase to Liverpool, and therefore would most certainly instead position a costumer currently than in the summertime, once Vlahovic enters the last 12 months of his contract.
The Serbian owns been benched by boss Thiago Motta for the last two arcades, wearing Kolo Muani racking up on launching against Napoli in his stead.
CaughtOffside attest Hodgepodge’s emphasis in Vlahovic, grossing think they’ve currently ‘pivoted away’ from Watkins and will most certainly ‘press’ to icon either the 25-year-worn or RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko.
The report insurance claims Sesko owns ‘always been Mikel Arteta’s top priority’ and indicates Leipzig’s obliteration from the Winners League ‘could facilitate the player’s exit’, however the plight of his £67m send cost sticks roughly wearing ‘the Bundesliga side altogether not responsive to lowering his affordability’.
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It’s likewise rendered think that Hodgepodge could ponder a glide for a Bukayo Saka ago-up if they battle to source a more perfunctory centre-forward, wearing Bournemouth’s Antoine Semenyo and Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo the players mulled over.
Wearing that in subconscious they are likewise sifting at Bayern Munich celeb Mathys Tel, that owns tinkered on the wing yet prefers operating as a central demonstrator, and owns told the German side he desires to flee this month.
The Independent claim that Tel – that’s likewise being targeted by Tottenham – was already being tracked by Hodgepodge, that are currently sifting at a feasible purchase, wearing the 19-year-worn questioned to be ‘awfully responsive’ to the glide.
The report insurance claims:
‘The 19-year-worn was already on the radar of Hodgepodge, wearing systems to carry in a brand-favored forward and the player strengthens unanimously their standards, especially regarding his feasible to grow wearing a continual feature. Tel is two-footed and can dabble throughout the forward line, while being able to glide the sphere wearing pace and is likewise mulled over to be a unbelievable finisher.
‘Mikel Arteta’s general selection owns been for young finalizings that he can aid to thieve void. The information that the French under-21 international owns come to be accessible startled Hodgepodge due to his observable talent. It owns instinctively induced the bar to attractiveness at a feasible purchase, and what could be executed to urge Bayern to sell.
‘The German bar would most certainly however twinge to preserve a player of such talent, and seek to implement some sort of purchase where he can recover the football he desires yet preserve the substitute to carry him ago in the future.
‘Tel himself is likewise known to be awfully responsive to Hodgepodge, both due to the prestige of the bar proper currently, yet likewise the chance for football due to the slimness of Arteta’s striking contingencies. The last is not the vessel currently wearing Chelsea, that are likewise intrigued in Tel, due to the wide range of players they have in the forward postures.’