Arsenal’s want for a striker has been a continuing dialogue for what appears like a lifetime. With the Gunners trying prone to miss out on a Premier League title for a 3rd successive season, the requires a brand new marksman on the Emirates have been deafening of late.
Loads of candidates starting from Alexander Isak to Benjamin Sesko have been talked about of late as strain ramps up on Mikel Arteta and the Arsenal hierarchy to take motion. Nicely, it appeared like they took a step in the appropriate route over the weekend.
On Sunday, experiences emerged that the Gunners have taken a ‘sturdy curiosity’ in Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, who has been banging the objectives in for the Primeira Liga leaders this season.
Arsenal’s new sporting director Andrea Berta, whose appointment was confirmed by the membership on Sunday, is believed to carry Gyokeres in excessive regard and can lead a cost to accumulate his signature.
Isak had beforehand been the discuss of the city in north London with Arteta stated to be ‘an enormous fan’ (who is not?), however Newcastle seemingly don’t have any plans in letting Gyokeres’ fellow Swede go away Tyneside.
Whereas Isak has been ripping up the Premier League this season, and past, for the Magpies, statistics offered by Sofascore present that Gyokeres has outshone his compatriot in a number of departments this marketing campaign.
On Sunday it was reported that Arsenal have a robust curiosity in striker Viktor Gyokeres
Alexander Isak was beforehand deemed to be of curiosity to Arsenal as they hunt for a brand new marksman
Benjamin Sesko has additionally supposedly been courted, however stats present that Gyokeres is having a greater season than each he and Isak
The Sporting striker has netted a mammoth 42 objectives in as many video games this time period in all competitions, whereas Isak has discovered the again of the web on 19 fewer events.
The Newcastle man has performed 9 video games fewer as a consequence of not being concerned in European competitors, however even then he’s scoring at a slower fee.
Gyokeres is discovering the web each 80 minutes, whereas Isak scored each 113 minutes. Now, it isn’t just like the Geordie ahead has a nasty file, is it? He is without doubt one of the hottest properties in soccer. However it simply goes to indicate how often his fellow countryman is scoring.
The previous Coventry striker additionally has the next objective conversion fee than Isak – 29 per cent to 27 per cent – and narrowly he has a superior huge likelihood conversion, too, with Gyokeres’ 57 per cent beating out Isak’s 56 per cent.
Gyokeres’ closest competitor when it comes to statistics additionally hails from a league exterior of Europe’s high 5. Victor Osimhen’s spectacular season on mortgage at Galatasaray has seen him scoring objectives for enjoyable, however simply not fairly as frequently as Arsenal’s supposed new curiosity.
Osimhen’s 26 objectives are spectacular however do not come near Gyokeres’ file whereas he has scored each 94 minutes which is extra often than Isak, however not the large Swede.
Arsenal have additionally been courting Sesko, who has 17 objectives in 37 video games this season, and whereas he’s 5 years youthful than the 26-year-old Gyokeres, statistics present he’s way more inconsistent, solely scoring each 158 minutes.
The Gunners additionally made a shock bid for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins in January, and the 29-year-old is without doubt one of the strikers to have one statistic over Gyokeres. A rarity.
Gyokeres has netted 19 extra objectives than his fellow Swede Isak this season and has scored at a extra frequent fee
In terms of strikers of curiosity to Arsenal, Victor Osimhen comes closest when it comes to objectives to Gyokeres
Arsenal bid to signal Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins in January, however he has has solely netted 14 occasions in all competitions in comparison with Gyokeres’ 42 strikes
Each Kai Havertz (left) and Gabriel Jesus (proper) solely netted a mixed 22 objectives earlier than harm
Watkins has 12 assists in all competitions this marketing campaign, another than the Sporting man. Nonetheless, he has scored a mammoth 28 objectives fewer, and with the Gunners searching for a goalscorer it could simply make them facet with Gyokeres – only a hunch.
Now, whereas the ex-Brighton man has proved he’s statistically significantly better than a number of of Europe’s high strikers this season, how does he fare when set towards Aresenal’s present attackers?
The reply is: fairly nicely. Gyokeres has 33 extra objective involvements than Kai Havertz, in solely eight extra video games. The German solely managed 15 objectives throughout all competitions earlier than his hamstring harm.
In the meantime, Gabriel Jesus is even additional away from Gyokeres’ having solely netted seven occasions in 27 video games.
Arsenal’s want for a striker has been all too obvious this season, and the statistics present precisely what we already know.
Whereas Gyokeres hasn’t performed within the Premier League, his 85 objectives in 92 video games since becoming a member of Sporting in 2023 speaks for itself.
