Arsenal send scouts to watch £42.4m 'sensation' who is ideal Julian Alvarez alternative

Arsenal person enactment the wheels successful question to motion Inter Milan striker 'sensation' Francesco Pio Esposito successful 2027, according to a report.

The Gunners person been counting the outgo of a achy planetary interruption connected the wounded front, arsenic Kai Havertz withdrew from the Germany squad aft sustaining a hamstring wounded against the Netherlands.

Arsenal are hopeful that Havertz has avoided a superior problem, but the 27-year-old's contented means that Mikel Arteta lone has Viktor Gyokeres disposable arsenic an out-and-out striking option.

Gyokeres has excelled for Sweden successful the existent planetary break, though, scoring successful each 4 of their UEFA Nations League games up of a apt Premier League commencement against Leeds United connected Saturday.

However, injuries to Havertz and more precocious Christos Tzolis - who besides wounded his hamstring connected Greece work - endanger to exposure a deficiency of extent successful the Arsenal attack, aft the Gunners offloaded Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli successful the summertime without signing a replacement.

Arsenal 'hatch plan' to motion Pio Esposito successful 2027

Arsenal tin people 3 escaped agents to lick their attacking deficiencies now, but heading into 2027, TEAMTalk claims that the Gunners person 'hatched a plan' to bring Esposito to the Emirates.

The study claims that Gunners chiefs person been moving the regularisation implicit the 21-year-old - labelled a 'sensation' during the planetary interruption - successful which helium has made his people for the Italy nationalist team.

Arsenal scouts supposedly watched Esposito successful Italy's 4-1 triumph implicit Turkey, successful which helium provided a extremity and assist, earlier besides uncovering the nett successful a 3-1 triumph implicit the aforesaid opponents connected Monday.

As good arsenic keeping tabs connected Esposito for Italy, Arsenal person been doing their owed diligence domestically too, often making checks connected the 2005-born forward's displays for Inter Milan.

Esposito has already provided 3 extremity involvements successful 5 Serie A appearances for the Nerazzurri this season, scoring 2 of his ain and mounting up 1 more.

Pio Esposito: Arsenal's cleanable Julian Alvarez alternative?

Following a breakthrough 2025-26 run successful which helium amassed 11 extremity involvements from 35 top-flight games, Esposito is presently winning the conflict with Marcus Thuram to beryllium Lautaro Martinez's first-choice partner.

Esposito has started 4 Serie A games for Inter this term, and the fledgling striker - valued astatine £42.4m by Transfermarkt - was precocious rewarded with a bumper caller declaration until 2032.

Manchester United and Barcelona person besides been credited with an involvement successful Esposito, but Arsenal person each inducement to spell each retired for the Italy international's signing successful January oregon the summertime of 2027.

At conscionable 21 years old, Esposito would aboriginal impervious the Arsenal attack, and his intimidating 6ft 3in framework means that the Gunners would inactive person a carnal beingness up apical successful Havertz oregon Gyokeres's absences.

Unless Atletico Madrid's Julian Alvarez makes a melodramatic U-turn connected his transportation stance successful the coming months, Esposito represents an perfect alternate to the Argentine for the Premier League champions.