Arsenal have been told it is “obvious” that they should sign Victor Osimhen, with the Gunners’ current first-choice No.9 Kai Havertz “nowhere near” the world class level the club requires.
Mikel Arteta’s side were in fabulous goalscoring form last season, notching 91 Premier League strikes as they finished just behind Manchester City in the table.
However, the goals were shared around the side, with Bukayo Saka the top scorer having scored just 16 in comparison to Erling Haaland’s 27, while Havertz grabbed 13 in his first year at the Emirates Stadium as he featured in midfield for long stretches of the campaign.
This year, Havertz has been a No.9 for the Gunners, but has only scored four times in 11 Premier League games, with another striker in the Champions League and one in each of Arsenal’s two Carabao Cup games. They aren’t numbers to be sniffed at, but equally they are a long way off the likes of Mohamed Salah, who has eight, and Haaland who again leads the way with 12 strikes.
Former Arsenal captain William Gallas says Havertz is “nowhere near” the world-class level Arsenal need to stay at the top level alongside the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool. Instead, the former defender says his old club need to “wake up” and make an “obvious” move to sign Osimhen.
“Kai Havertz has never ever been the right man to take Arsenal to the Premier League title. Havertz is a good player, but he’s not top class. I’m sorry, but he’s nowhere near a world-class level, Arsenal need a player to replace him at striker,” Gallas told Genting Casino.
“I still don’t understand why Victor Osimhen is at Galatasaray, he needs to play in the Premier League and he can play at the top level at Arsenal. It’s difficult to understand football sometimes, he played really well at Napoli, then made a move to Galatasaray, who are a big club but he needs to be playing at a higher level.
“Arsenal need a striker like Osimhen, the club needs to wake up, it’s obvious and simple, they need a striker. You need a strong squad to compete with each other, that’s how Man City and Liverpool stay at such a high level, if you have the same starting XI every week then the performances level will drop.
