This season, Arsenal have struggled to score goals. They recently lost to West Ham and Fulham, demonstrating their inability to score. The games’ disappointment emphasized lost opportunities, particularly Gabriel Jesus’ failure to score despite having 30 chances. Arsenal is now looking to add new attackers during the January transfer window in order to boost their attack and address the issue of not scoring enough goals. Despite the challenges of the January transfer window, coach Mikel Arteta and his team are likely to try to add players tactically to assist them score more goals and boost their prospects of winning trophies.
1. Dominic Solanke
For a long time, people thought Solanke wasn’t good enough for the tough Premier League. Some said he was too good for the Championship but not memorable in the top league. However, this season, 2023/24, has been surprising. By the middle of the season, Solanke has already had his best time in the Premier League, scoring 12 goals. He’s doing better than before, thanks to the coach Andoni Iraola’s strategies that give Solanke more chances to do well. Solanke is a strong player with good instincts for creating plays. There’s a bit of talk about Arsenal being interested in him in the winter, but Bournemouth probably doesn’t want to lose such a valuable player in the middle of the season because they have big goals.
2. Serhou Guirassy
Serhou Guirassy is doing really well with VfB Stuttgart and is now one of the top goal-scorers in the Bundesliga. This makes him a player that other teams might want to get. VfB Stuttgart has been doing surprisingly well. They are in third place, not too far behind the team at the top. This big improvement, just six months after almost getting relegated, is mostly because of their great striker, Serhou Guirassy. He has scored 17 goals in 14 games, ranking second in the Bundesliga, just four goals behind Harry Kane. Guirassy is good at scoring goals because he can use both feet well, handle the ball in tight spaces, run fast, and jump high. His accurate finishing, shown by a 41% success rate, could help Arsenal, who have been having trouble scoring. Even though Guirassy is 27 years old, which might be a bit old for Mikel Arteta’s young team plan, his release clause of £15 million could be a great chance for Arsenal.
3. Ivan Toney
There’s been a lot of talk about Toney possibly joining Arsenal, but making a deal with Brentford won’t be easy. Brentford is asking for more than £100 million for Toney this month, which is a lot of money that most clubs wouldn’t want to pay, especially if they are worried about Financial Fair Play (FFP). Despite this, the connection between Toney and Arsenal is likely to continue until the deadline. Toney is coming back after an eight-month suspension, and Arsenal fans want him to be their striker.
4. Roberto Firmino
Roberto Firmino wants to leave Al Ahli in January, and Arsenal can be a good option for him. Even though he started strong with a hat-trick in his first game, Firmino hasn’t scored in his last 17 games and spends most of his time on the bench for The Royals. This is worrying as he gets older. Although these low goal numbers may not excite Arsenal fans, Firmino wouldn’t need time to adjust, and he’s good for Arsenal’s versatile striker role. His experience, like Jorginho’s a year ago, could help Arsenal focus as they approach important moments in games.
5. Youssef En-Nesyri
Youssef En-Nesyri did really well for Morocco in the 2022 World Cup. He could be someone Arsenal is thinking about getting in the January transfer window. He’s 26 years old and is good at heading the ball, which could help Arsenal in attack. Even though he’s known for being a strong player in the air, En-Nesyri is also fast and tough enough for the Premier League. But he doesn’t play a big role in setting up plays, and he’s scored only nine goals this season, which might not be enough for what Arsenal wants from a striker. Because of these things, Arsenal might look at other options.
