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Inter Miami striker Luis Suarez has claimed that striker Viktor Gyokeres is not at the level Arsenal need him to lead their attack. The Uruguayan believes that the 27-year-old needs another season or two before he is ready to be their main man up front.
Speaking to a streamer, Suarez said that Gyokeres is a good striker, but not at the top level yet. He added that the former Cporting CP star is still learning and needs to time, saying (via TouchlineX):
"He still lacks the level. He’s good, but I think he still lacks the level... He’ll get there in a year or two."
Suarez went on to praise Chelsea's new signing Joao Pedro in the same interview, claiming that the Brazilian star has surprised him. He recollects watching the forward at Brifhgotn & Hove Albion, and said (via ChelseaFC Online):
“There’s one striker who really surprised me, and that’s Joao Pedro. The one from Chelsea. I love him. I saw him a couple of times at Brighton, but now at Chelsea I’ve really started to like him a lot.”
Arsenal signed Viktor Gyokeres from Sporting CP this summer for a reported £64 million. He has scored twice in the three Premier League matches, both coming against Leeds United in the 5-0 win at the Emirates.
Troy Deeney questioned Arsenal's decision to sign Viktor Gyokeres
Former Premier League striker Troy Deeney spoke about Viktor Gyokeres and claimed that Kai Havertz would be starting ahead of the new signing at Arsenal. The Englishman believed that Mikel Arteta would turn to the German for the big games, as the Swedish star was not the ideal player for the system and said on talkSPORT:
“Gyokeres, for me, is not the answer. I know it’s only one game in and people will say that he’s rusty, but if you look at his movement, the way he was running, again there was an incident where he went through one v one and stands on the ball. It’s just, for me I think you are going to see, and I’ve said it in a column in The Sun on the weekend, you’re going to see Havertz start more games than you will Gyokeres over the course of the season.”
Arsenal are without Kai Havertz for the next few weeks after the former Chelsea star picked up a knee injury. He has undergone surgery and is set for some time on the sidelines.
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