Arsenal remain keen to sign a new striker in the winter transfer window.
The Gunners were always going to explore the market for reinforcements in January, but the necessity increased significantly after Bukayo Saka’s injury.
Things became even worse after Gabriel Jesus ruptured his ACL, leaving Arsenal extremely short of options in attack.
That is why Mikel Arteta is desperate to sign a new striker in this window, and he has a big name on his list.
How much Dusan Vlahovic will cost as Mikel Arteta pushes Arsenal to sign him
Arsenal have been linked with several strikers over the last few weeks.
Alexander Isak is a target but he will cost £150 million in this window. RB Leipzig star Benjamin Sesko is admired by Arsenal too, but a move this month is difficult.
That has complicated things for Arteta, which is why he has decided to turn his attention to Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic.
Rudy Galetti has revealed on TeamTalk that the Serbian is ‘Arteta’s favourite’ striker target now and the Arsenal manager is the driving force behind his club’s move to sign him.
It has been claimed that Arsenal are the only side who have taken concrete steps to sign Vlahovic, but his price tag remains an issue.
Juventus are said to be adamant that they want £55 million for their striker, but Arsenal are seeking a significant discount to sign him.
Vlahovic, whose contract expires in less than 18 months, is open to a move away from Turin this month.
The real reason why Arsenal haven’t bid for Vlahovic yet
Galetti has claimed that Vlahovic is Arsenal’s top target in this window.
The Gunners are really keen to sign him and are the only club who are showing concrete interest. But, they are yet to make an official bid to land him.
That’s because Juventus are unwilling to budge on their valuation, and Arsenal are being patient for now. They could wait for a few more days and then make a move in the final week of the window.
Arsenal’s hope then would be that Juventus will lower their asking price to get rid of Vlahovic before the window shuts.
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