{"id":18232,"date":"2024-11-12T16:36:04","date_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:36:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/?p=18232"},"modified":"2024-11-12T16:36:04","modified_gmt":"2024-11-12T16:36:04","slug":"arsenal-striker-transfer-gyokeres-osimhen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/arsenal-striker-transfer-gyokeres-osimhen\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal Told They Have \u2018No Chance\u2019 of Signing \u00a363 Million Target Viktor Gyokeres, Who is Expected to Join Manchester United"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Arsenal&#8217;s pursuit of a new striker has been thrust into the spotlight again as former club captain William Gallas weighed in, insisting his old team are unlikely to sign Sporting CP\u2019s in-form striker Viktor Gyokeres. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Swedish international, who has been thriving in Portugal, is reportedly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/viktor-gyokeres-next-club-odds\/\">Manchester United\u2019s prime target<\/a>, thanks in large part to the appeal of reuniting with former Sporting CP manager <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/ruben-amorim-style-of-play-manchester-united\/\">Ruben Amorim<\/a>, who recently took charge at Old Trafford.<\/p>\n<p>Sporting are said to be open to selling their star forward for a fee in the region of \u00a363 million, but Gallas believes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/the-biggest-points-gap-closed-in-premier-league-title-races-are-arsenal-already-out-of-the-running\/\">Arsenal\u2019s<\/a> chances in this high-stakes transfer race are slim.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to <em>Genting Casino<\/em>, Gallas stated: \u201cArsenal have no chance of signing Viktor Gyokeres, he will choose Man United. Gyokeres will follow Ruben Amorim to Man United, I think Gyokeres would suit Man United\u2019s team too.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Gallas\u2019s assessment puts a dampener on Arsenal\u2019s transfer ambitions, especially as the club struggles with its current options up front.<\/p>\n<p>Kai Havertz, whom manager Mikel Arteta has been experimenting with as a main centre-forward, has only scored once in his last seven appearances.<\/p>\n<p>While Havertz initially showed promise in the role, his lack of reliable goalscoring has led to growing frustration among the fanbase.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Reports suggest that Viktor Gyokeres will be allowed to leave Sporting next summer for just \u00a3\ud835\udff2\ud835\udfef\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud83d\udcb0\ud83e\udd11<\/p>\n<p>He&#39;ll be hot property \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udc40 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UyJzsF3U6U\">pic.twitter.com\/UyJzsF3U6U<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; LiveScore (@livescore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/livescore\/status\/1856230698899640573?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Gallas Advocates for Osimhen as Arsenal\u2019s Solution in Attack<\/h2>\n<p>Gallas didn\u2019t stop at discussing Gyokeres; he also turned his attention to another top-tier striker, Victor Osimhen.<\/p>\n<p>The Nigerian forward has been in sensational form since his summer loan to Turkish club Galatasaray, scoring five goals in his last three games, including a memorable brace in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk\/news\/galatasaray-3-2-tottenham-highlights\/\">Europa League victory over Tottenham<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Gallas expressed disappointment that Osimhen ended up at Galatasaray instead of a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sportscasting.com\/uk?s=premier+league&amp;ct_bot_detector_event_token=8352d5c0cff74a2b4334c08152f55a809c505433625ca745adc65909370fa2df\">Premier League<\/a> team and believes Arsenal should make every effort to bring him to North London.<\/p>\n<p>Gallas said, \u201cKai Havertz has never ever been the right man to take Arsenal to the Premier League title. Havertz is a good player, but he\u2019s not top class. I\u2019m sorry, but he\u2019s nowhere near a world-class level. 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