Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta joins 'race' for £85m Bundesliga striker despite interest from Premier League rival

Arsenal person been joined by Newcastle United successful the contention for Christian Michel Kofane from Bayer Leverkusen, the latest study has claimed.

The Gunners whitethorn beryllium Premier League champions, but fans are restless, with galore urging the club's hierarchy to fortify the squad further.

Mikel Arteta was incapable to lucifer Paris Saint-Germain's firepower successful the Champions League last successful May, and if helium is to scope the heights Luis Enrique has astatine PSG, helium volition request caller attacking stars astatine the Emirates.

There are superior concerns astir the semipermanent acceptable of existent fig nine Viktor Gyokeres, who struggled to marque an interaction successful his debut play successful England.

German outlet BILD assertion that Arsenal person been joined by Newcastle successful the hunt for Leverkusen striker Kofane, though the Bundesliga nine would request a interest successful the portion of £85m.

Christian Kofane assessed: The close striker for Mikel Arteta?

Arteta volition beryllium acquainted with Kofane aft witnessing him play against Arsenal successful the Champions League's circular of 16 successful March.

During the clubs' clash astatine BayArena, the guardant recorded the fastest velocity of immoderate subordinate connected the transportation (33km/h), and helium was capable to triumph a fig of his battles against the likes of William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes.

In 44 games for Leverkusen past term, Kofane scored 7 goals and registered 5 assists, though helium lone started 20 times.

The attacker volition observe his 20th day connected July 26, and portion helium is talented, his 2025-26 play was his archetypal ever successful 1 of Europe's top-five leagues.

Kofane's imaginable whitethorn beryllium high, but bringing the striker successful and expecting him to importantly lend would beryllium risky if Arteta has ambitions of winning much silverware.

Viktor Gyokeres problem: The incorrect antheral to pb the line?

While the antiaircraft strategy that Arteta utilized past play did not assistance immoderate of his attacking players excel, it is hard to disregard the idiosyncratic flaws of Gyokeres.

Though the Swede scored 11 non-penalty goals successful the league, 8 of those strikes came against teams that finished successful the bottommost eight.

Gyokeres has often looked retired of spot against the division's best, but helium volition astir surely beryllium the team's starring fig 9 adjacent term, and his constricted interaction connected the transportation could beryllium problematic.

While amended work mightiness spot the striker amended his extremity tally marginally, helium volition inactive apt conflict against opponents specified arsenic Manchester City and Liverpool.