Through Give Me Sport, reporter Ben Jacobs said Arsenal will prioritize signing a contract with an established striker.

Mikel Arteta has done great things at Arsenal. They are in the race to win the title, but to be stronger, the Gunners must plan to bring in a new number 9 in the 2024 summer transfer window.

Arsenal have been linked with many quality strikers, including RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko . Sesko is a promising young star and easily attracts interest from many Premier League clubs.

Arsenal wants a striker with more class than Sesko.

This 20 year old striker has real potential. However, reporter Ben Jacobs says the North London club would prefer to sign Ivan Toney or Victor Osimhen.

Toney has proven himself in England’s top flight and it won’t take long to settle into life at Arsenal. Of course, Brentford won’t sell him cheap.

Similarly, Napoli does not want to lose the team’s treasure easily, especially when Osimhen has proven himself to be one of the best strikers in world football. He has exploded over the past two seasons, and the arrival of the Nigerian international will certainly help the Gunners go one step further, to challenge for all the major titles.

20 goals and 27 assists: Arsenal wants to sign Sociedad’s €60m blockbuster

According to Fichajes, coach Mikel Arteta wants to upgrade the quality of the midfield in the upcoming January transfer window.

Mikel Merino is a product of the Osasuna youth academy. He left Spain in 2016 and played for Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United before returning to his homeland to join Real Sociedad in 2018.

Since then, the 27-year-old has developed a strong career and become one of the best midfielders in La Liga.

To date, Merino has made more than 200 appearances for Sociedad, scoring 20 goals and 27 assists. His classy performances are now attracting interest from many big clubs, some of which include Arsenal .

In a context where Thomas Partey is often injured and Jorginho is getting older, coach Mikel Arteta needs to find a way to strengthen the midfield alongside Declan Rice. For that reason, he targeted Merino.

However, the fee in this deal is not cheap. According to sources from Fichajes, Sociedad only agreed to release the player if the contract release clause worth 60 million euros was activated.