In their search for a new striker, Arsenal are currently deliberating between both Viktor Gyokeres and Benjamin Sesko.
Viktor Gyokeres has just enjoyed another stunning season of goalscoring at Sporting CP, a striker who seemed to leap up Arsenal’s shortlist after the arrival of new sporting director Andrea Berta.
However, RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko is a longer-term target of the Gunners, a 22-year-old the club have done so much work on over the past 18 months or so.
In fact, the Gunners tried to buy the Slovenian last summer but Sesko rejected Arsenal at the time, deciding that he needed at least one more season in Germany.
But now Sesko is ready to join Arsenal and there’s a similar willingness on Gyokeres’ part to head to north London, it now simply depends on who Berta and Mikel Arteta choose.
Chuba Akpom explains why he wants Viktor Gyokeres over Benjamin Sesko
That being said, former Arsenal striker and Hale End favourite Chuba Akpom has now weighed in on the debate in a TikTok.
Now 29 years old and playing for Lille in France, Akpom made 12 senior appearances for Arsenal during the Arsene Wenger days, a striker who is still popular around the Emirates.
And when it came to choosing either Gyokeres or Sesko this summer, Akpom admitted that it was ‘not even close’ in his mind.
Akpom said: “Gyokeres for me and it’s not even close to be honest.
Viktor Gyokeres celebrating his goal vs Benfica
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“It’s subjective isn’t it, you can talk about the age of Sesko but Gyokeres is ready now, you know I played against him in the Championship, he took Coventry to the play-off finals basically alone, with one or two other players, and he’s gone to Portugal and he’s scored, what is it? 50 goals in both seasons?
“If Arsenal are looking for now then it’s Gyokeres and if Arsenal had Gyokeres the past few seasons, I’m not saying we would have won the Premier League but…
“I think Gyokeres is a beast and we need him now.”
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Chuba Akpom names his ‘dream’ Arsenal front three for next season
Interestingly, Akpom was then asked to choose two more signings to take Arsenal to the ‘next level’ this summer, ones who could arrive in addition to Gyokeres.
And despite having the choice of two, Akpom declared that Arteta only needed one more — Real Madrid winger Rodrygo.
He said: “I would love Rodrygo on the left, my dream is like Rodrygo, Gyokeres and Saka on the right. I think that front three is deadly.”
Of course, Arsenal are ready to pay Rodrygo big money at the Emirates if they can strike a deal with Real Madrid this summer.
And although Akpom described that front three as a ‘dream’ for next season, it might also be a fairly realistic prospect.
Arsenal have money to spend and Berta seems to already be making serious progress behind the scenes.