‘It’s too late!’ – Emmanuel Petit names three strikers Arsenal should have targeted last summer

Emmanuel Petit has hit out at Arsenal for failing to sign a top striker last summer, claiming the club have left it ‘too late’ to bring in the quality they require up front.

There were loud calls for Arsenal เล่นเกมคาสิโน UFABET ทันสมัย ฝากถอนง่าย to sign in a proven goalscorer ahead of the 2024/25 season, with the club finishing as runners-up to Manchester City for two years running in the Premier League.

But Raheem Sterling was the only attack-minde player adde to Mikel Arteta’s squad and the Chelsea loanee has fallen well short of expectations, managing just one goal in his opening 13 appearances for the Gunners.

Gabriel Jesus’ season-ending injury has only compounde the issue and with Kai Havertz struggling to replicate the form he showe in the back-end of last season as a false No.9, calls for Arsenal to turn to the transfer market have intensifie once again.

A host of high-profile forwards have linke since the January transfer window opene for business, from Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic to Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo.

But to ex-Arsenal midfielder Petit, the north London outfit should have targeting the likes of Alexander Isak, Victor Osimhen and Viktor Gyokeres when they had the chance six months ago.

‘It’s too late now. think the transfer market in January is not the best Petit.

I know there is some opportunities but it’s just a question of money.

‘I think Isak won’t leave Newcastle, they are fighting for the Champions League as well so that will not happen.

‘Osimhen, probably… Gyokeres, probably… I have no idea but this should have done before in the summer.’

Arsenal have to begin ‘splashing money on top players’ if they are to achieve their ambitions under Arteta.

‘If you want to win something and you want to be a top club on the European stage then you need to reach the next level. That starts by spending cash, this is how it works in this world,’ the French World Cup winner added.

‘Arsenal is not Brentford, they are not fighting for the same prizes, for the same positions on the table.

‘They’re doing a great job over there [at Brentford], but for Arsenal, if you want to reach the next step, you have to splash money on top players.