Arsenal told to sign proven striker like 33-year-old Premier League veteran who outscored every Gunners player.
Arsenal should sign a proven Premier League striker like Chris Wood this summer to solve their goalscoring issues.
That’s the view of talkSPORT’s Darren Ambrose, who believes a big-money signing from elsewhere could be a gamble for the Gunners.
Arsenal were lacking goals in the 2024/25 campaign
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Arsenal were lacking goals in the 2024/25 campaignCredit: Getty.
After three consecutive second-place league finishes, it’s no secret that Arsenal are in need of making a statement striker signing.
Sporting Lisbon star Viktor Gyokeres has been a long-term target, with Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzig another option they’re keen on.
However, they could be priced at around £65million and even £90m respectively, so Saunders has hinted they should look closer to home.
Wood scored 20 Premier League goals for Nottingham Forest in the 2024/25 season and is the suggested profile for Arsenal this summer.
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“If you put Chris Wood in the Arsenal side, he gets over 20 goals,” Ambrose told Rory Jennings on Kick Off for talkSPORT.
Jennings disagreed, but Ambrose insisted: “He does. Look at the goals he’s scoring now…
“He’s an out and out goalscorer. If you put [Jean-Philippe] Mateta in there, he probably gets 15 to 20 goals.”
Although Jennings agreed with Saunders’ other suggestion of Crystal Palace star Mateta they still couldn’t see eye to eye on Woods.
Ambrose added: “The reaction you’ve given me there, it’s frowned upon, and that’s what Arsenal fans would do.
“They’d laugh, they’d go, ‘Can’t have Chris Wood.’ Why? The guy’s just scored 20 plus goals at Nottingham Forest.”