Arsenal fans have been critical of the owners in recent transfer windows for a lack of investment in particular areas.
The Gunners enter the summer transfer window with an expectation that there will be big movements into the club.
With Martin Zubimendi and Kepa Arrizabalaga expected to join Arsenal, attention firmly turns towards the forward ranks.
After a season in which the team struggled to score goals, there is a sense of urgency to strengthen the players available out wide and at centre-forward.
As Arsenal close in on one striker, the decision from Stan Kroenke and the board not to invest in another one may well be justified.
Benjamin Sesko’s transfer to Arsenal could justify the lack of striker investment from Kroenkes
Arsenal’s lack of clinical striker options are well documented at this point, with many pointing out that the Gunners need someone to stick the ball in the back of the net.
It’s fair to say that many weren’t happy when the Arsenal owners didn’t invest in a new striker last summer or in the January transfer window.
However, fast forward to this summer, and that may well change with the possible move for Benjamin Sesko.
Arsenal are advancing in talks for Sesko, who has a £67 million release clause in his deal at RB Leipzig.
The Slovenian international may finally end the club’s wait for that elusive striker figure they have lacked, but it may also justify their decision to wait in the market.
While it may have been harsh not to equip Mikel Arteta with a striker, the opportunity to land a generational talent may be too big to turn down.
Sesko simply wasn’t available last summer, after signing a new contract with RB Leipzig, but the situation has now changed.
If the Kroenkes are willing to back Arteta, it has to be for the right choice and not for the sake of it, and Sesko could fit that bill, even if there has been a long wait.
Arsenal’s long-term strategy has come before quick wins in the transfer market
Now Arsenal have reached the very top of English and European football, they have no plans of going away anytime soon.
The Gunners are focused on keeping themselves in the mix, and that often means strategising for the long-term future of the club.
That, in itself, may mean some far from ideal decisions in the short term, such as avoiding a deal to sign Ollie Watkins in January.
While Arsenal may have been made to pay for it in not winning the Premier League or Champions League, they haven’t paid above the valuation they set.
Now, heading into the summer, they have a clean slate to work with and can make the decision that they want to.
With Sesko in particular, it has been a wait, but one that may finally be worth it.
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