Arsenal have been light in the striking department from the start of the season, having failed in their bid to bring Luis Suarez from Liverpool while Gonzalo Higuain opted to join Napoli instead. This has meant that Olivier Giroud is Arsene Wenger’s only real option up front, with Niklas Bendtner as backup.
With the January window coming up, here’s a look at three players they can look at to bolster their strike force.
1. Edin Dzeko
Manchester City striker Edin Dzeko arrived to join Roberto Mancini’s City side in 2011 but was never really considered the first-choice up front by Mancini and neither is he considered the same Manuel Pellegrini, leaving the door open for a possible move to Arsenal.
If he really wants to leave given the World Cup next summer, Arsenal’s title challengers are a great option for him. He’s already well acquainted with the pace of the Premier League, and will take less time to adjust. He’s not all that dissimilar a center-forward to Giroud which means Arsenal wouldn’t need to adjust to him particularly and he wouldn’t really need to adjust to them because the style of play at City is often very similar to Arsenal’s.
City could knock down the price or shave off some of his wages due to astronomically high wage and completely unfeasible wage structure and Arsenal could have a top striker in the peak years of his career. The only question is will they sell to a potential title rival?