Former Arsenal midfielder Paul Merson is of the opinion that the Gunners ought to attempt to signal Romelu Lukaku this summer season to steer the road for them.
Regardless of Arsenal failing to carry out for the Premier League title this season, they are going to be trying ahead to Champions League soccer subsequent yr on the Emirates for the primary time since 2017.
With their European standing now confirmed, they’ve been linked currently with the likes of Declan Rice, Moises Caicedo and as of this morning per David Ornstein, Ilkay Gundogan.
These are some huge names on this planet of European soccer and Merson has thrown one other title on the market in Lukaku, with the Gunners having Eddie Nketiah and Gabriel Jesus as the one striker choices on the membership.
“Arsenal want a centre ahead. They want somebody who’s going to get them 25 targets a season,” Merson advised GIVEMESPORT.
“I’m not having a go at Gabriel Jesus. He’s an excellent participant and he’s been a superb signing. However he’s not going to get you the targets you want on his personal.
“Romelu Lukaku is perhaps obtainable. The 30-year-old is an out-and-out centre-forward. He’ll keep up back and front into gamers. Which may assist Arsenal.”
It’s a good take from Merson, with Jesus scoring simply ten targets this season and lacking 15 video games by means of harm.
Being linked with a person of Lukaku’s stature although is new territory for Arsenal although, with the Belgian costing Chelsea £97.5million after they signed him from Inter Mlian in 2021, so whereas they may not should pay a charge of an analogous dimension to get him to the membership, they might have to come back near a membership report charge to carry him in.
