Why Arsenal Walked Away from Signing Dream Striker
Coming into this summer’s transfer window, Arsenal already knew whether they were signing Alexander Isak or not. And with Isak keen to leave Newcastle, Arsenal, who have been chasing him since his Real Sociedad days, found themselves in the spotlight. With the striker widely considered Mikel Arteta’s dream number nine, many were keen to see […] The post Why Arsenal Walked Away from Signing Dream Striker appeared first on Just Arsenal News.
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Coming into this summer’s transfer window, Arsenal already knew whether they were signing Alexander Isak or not.
And with Isak keen to leave Newcastle, Arsenal, who have been chasing him since his Real Sociedad days, found themselves in the spotlight.
With the striker widely considered Mikel Arteta’s dream number nine, many were keen to see how Arsenal would respond to his availability.
So far, the Gunners have shown no signs of trying to land the Swede, with Liverpool doing the most to capture him.
Much has been said about Arsenal’s stance, but the BBC’s Sami Mokbel unpacks the situation well.
He reveals that a move for Isak was considered. Coming into this window, he was their dream signing.
But the club identified one major obstacle and agreed that the deal was not happening.
Dream signing, unrealistic numbers
Mokbel, speaking on The Highbury Squad YouTube channel, said:
“At the start of the window, there were three options.
“It was Alexander Isak, who was the dream signing, but what I’ve since discovered was that yes, it was the dream signing, but realistically, I don’t think anyone at Arsenal really thought it was going to happen.
“And certainly, some of the information I’ve had very recently has suggested that it really didn’t get off the ground because of the finances involved.
“No one at Arsenal really gave it a moment’s thought apart from it being, I don’t want to say a pipe dream because there are certain individuals at the club who wanted to make it work, but I think the numbers involved in that deal just meant it was unrealistic.”
Arsenal quickly shelved their Isak plans due to the financial implications.
Isak to Liverpool will certainly sting, but if Viktor Gyokeres sustains his goal-scoring brilliance, there should be no frustration in missing out.
Some suggest that with Isak, Liverpool might be unstoppable.
Arsenal aim for strength across the board
But with the business Arsenal have done this summer, signing Noni Madueke, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Martin Zubimendi, Cristhian Mosquera, and Viktor Gyokeres, this Arteta side, which has finished runners-up three seasons in a row, now looks stronger than ever.
Eberechi Eze is expected to close out what is shaping up to be a perfect summer of reinforcements.
Come the new season, Arsenal will be hoping that spreading their transfer funds across sensible signings, rather than splashing out on one marquee name, will pay off. It simply has to.
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Daniel O
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