Journalist Simon Collings revealed that Arsenal is closely monitoring Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak.

Alexander Isak built his reputation during his time playing football at Newcastle United. Journalist Simon Collings recently spoke about how the Gunners have been monitoring the 24-year-old and appear to have done “a lot of ground work”.

Meanwhile, GiveMeSport have reported that Arsenal now appear to be the most likely side to actually strike a deal with Isak.

Although the Gunners have opened fire quite a bit this season, none of their strikers have reached the 20-goal mark.

There have been links between Arsenal  and the likes of Ivan Toney and Viktor Gyokeres, but now reports suggest the Gunners could make a move for Isak.

This season, the Swedish striker played sublimely in the Magpies shirt , with 16 goals in 30 appearances in all competitions.

This is also a striker who admires Arsenal legend Thierry Henry. He once told the Times: “Henry is a player I admired as a child, so I can’t complain (about him being compared to Henry). I like it a lot. Now they know I’m in England.” more”.

Arsenal stepped up its plan to recruit a striker after failing in the Champions League

After stopping in the quarterfinals of the Champions League this season, Arsenal needs a world-class striker more than ever.

Mikel Arteta has not been satisfied with Arsenal’s аttаck recently

Arsenal failed to create a surprise when they lost 0-1 at Allianz Arena to Bayern Munich. This defeat also officially ended the journey of the “Gunners” in this year’s Champions League.

After a 2-2 draw in the first leg at the Emirates, Mikel Arteta’s team only had 3 shots on target when traveling to Germany. Joshua Kimmich was the one to send The Gunners off with the decisive goal in the 63rd minute.

Arsenal’s leadership understands that their current squad lacks a high-class goalscorer to create a threаt in the final third of the field.

Arsenal must stop in the quarterfinals of this season’s Champions League. Photo: ARS

Mikel Arteta has rotated the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz as strikers this season, helping Arsenal stay in the Premier League title race. However, in a fierce arena like the Champions League, shortcomings in аttаck made The Gunners pay the price.

Therefore, it is not surprising that the Emirates Stadium team wants to act now to find a new “number 9” this summer. That is an important step for Arsenal to reach the next level of development.

Neither Kai Havertz nor Gabriel Jesus made a significant impact against the “Gray Tigers”. Both also only have 8 and 10 goals respectively in all competitions this season.

Arsenal had previously been interested in recruiting a traditional “number 9”, when monitoring Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres. However, Arteta now wants a striker who is modern, versatile and can make an impact on a large scale.

Arsenal cannot depend on Kai Havertz’s goals

Alexander Isak of Newcastle, Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig and Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa are the top targets of the “Gunners”. Arsenal’s plans to strengthen will not only focus on аttаck but also provide general depth – an element they are currently lacking and has led to their recent decline in form.

Arsenal are concerned about the fatigue that has Һit a number of their stars at this stage of the season, highlighted by the 2-0 loss to Aston Villa.

Players like Jesus, Martin Odegaard, Bukayo Saka, Ben White, Jorginho and Takehiro Tomiyasu all suffered minor injuries and had to play without pаin. They did not have the necessary rest or opportunity to recover this season.

Arteta rarely rotates the squad, mainly because reserve players like Fabio Vieira, Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah or Reiss Nelson are not good enough.

The Spanish coach previously admitted that he wаnted to own a squad of 22 elite players that could rotate continuously, like Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. This is what Arsenal hopes to achieve in the next few transfer windows.

Squad depth is a difficult problem for Arsenal