Fabrizio Romano has shed light on how and why Arsenal failed to sign a striker in the January window, though the Gunners have Alexander Isak and one other striker in their sights for the summer.
Arsenal fans across the globe were crying out for their club to sign a potent new striker in the winter window. Numerous frontmen were linked and Arsenal did lodge a bid totalling £60m for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins.
However, the timing of the bid – very soon after Aston Villa agreed to sell Jhon Duran to Al-Nassr – ensured Watkins was never going to receive the green light to leave.
RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko was another on Arsenal’s radar, while has consistently reported Alexander Isak of Newcastle is Mikel Arteta’s dream target.
However, Newcastle value their superstar striker a long way north of £100m and Leipzig had zero intention of losing Sesko mid-season.
The end result saw another window come and go without Arsenal signing a striker. But speaking on his YouTube channel, Romano confirmed Isak and Sesko are now concrete Arsenal targets for the summer.
