Arsenal have made contact to sign Napoli star

Arsenal have been tipped to sign a new striker for a number of months and they could step up their pursuit ahead of the new Premier League season.

The Gunners recently sent scouts to watch Sporting CP star Viktor Gyokeres in action, but Corriere dello Sport claim that Osimhen is also on their radar.

Paris Saint-Germain have been in negotiations for the Nigerian ace this month, but they have yet to reach a suitable agreement with the Naples outfit, who are eyeing more than £84m.

The Gunners have reportedly returned to the scene. The club have made ‘new requests’ for information on the striker, who dreams of playing in the Premier League.

However, the Gunners are ‘very focused’ in the pursuit of Gyokeres.

Gyokeres would be a better signing than Osimhen

Arsenal are yet to make a formal approach for a new striker, but Gyokeres would be a much better acquisition than Osimhen due to his playing style.

Gyokeres netted 43 goals and 15 assists in his debut season at Sporting. His statistics are vastly superior to those of Osimhen, who made only 21 goal contributions for Napoli last term.

The Nigerian star has also been injury-prone in his career. By contrast, Gyokeres has a fantastic fitness record and has not missed a competitive club game due to an injury to date.

Gyokeres is better with his link-up play in the final third. He averaged 17.2 passes per league game last season. Osimhen registered only 7.6 passes per outing.

The Swedish star is a more complete striker than Osimhen who relies on his positioning in the box. Arsenal should focus on signing Gyokeres who has a £84m release clause in his contract.

Stats from Transfermarkt.com & Sofascore.com