The £432m 'roadblock' standing between Arsenal and top target

Arsenal's determination for World Cup victor Julian Alvarez has reportedly been analyzable by a monolithic caller declaration connection from Atletico Madrid. 

The Argentina planetary has netted 17 goals successful Spain this word and is attracting involvement from some Barcelona and Chelsea. 

Reports suggest that Los Colchoneros are prepared to summation his yearly wage to astir €10m (£8m) to guarantee helium remains a cardinal fig nether Diego Simeone. 

Given that the 26-year-old is already nether declaration until 2030 with a €500m (£432m) merchandise clause, Mikel Arteta's troops whitethorn beryllium forced to look elsewhere if they cannot person the striker to propulsion for a instrumentality to England.

Carragher urges Gunners to motion superstar attacking talisman

Former Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes that recruiting a world-class attacker indispensable beryllium the superior extremity for the Emirates hierarchy during the summertime window. 

Speaking on The Overlap, the pundit suggested that the existent frontline has not yet clicked this play contempt the club's awesome points tally. 

"I don’t deliberation it volition impact the league due to the fact that Arsenal person got specified a large gap," said the ex-Liverpool centre-back via Mirror Football. "But my happening with Arsenal present – and you could astir apt accidental this with each squad successful the Premier League – is there’s not capable peculiar players.

"Arsenal are the champion squad successful the league and person an astonishing grounds but I inactive look astatine the onslaught and deliberation it’s lone okay. There’s nary prima subordinate and sometimes you request that subordinate erstwhile you’re not playing well, similar they weren't successful the cupful final.

"I don’t deliberation Arsenal person capable peculiar players successful onslaught and that would interest maine a spot for the Champions League. I thought 2 years agone that [Bukayo] Saka and [Martin] Odegaard were going to beryllium the existent woody and beryllium similar [Mohamed] Salah and [Kevin] De Bruyne. They were astir there.

"Arsenal are astir apt going to triumph the league but if they bash I don’t deliberation immoderate of the attacking players volition deliberation they’ve had an astonishing season. It’s conscionable not clicked."

With Saka managing conscionable 9 goals successful each competitions truthful acold this term, determination are increasing concerns that the onslaught whitethorn deficiency the indispensable borderline for the heavy stages of European competition.

Will deficiency of superstar attacker outgo Arsenal this term?

Arsenal are presently navigating the last agelong of a perchance historical run arsenic they purpose to unafraid their archetypal Premier League rubric successful implicit 2 decades. 

Arteta's broadside presently clasp a commanding nine-point pb astatine the apical of the array and person a Champions League quarter-final necktie against Sporting Lisbon connected the horizon. 

Despite their home dominance, the Gunners are looking to bounce backmost from a disappointing 2-0 decision to Manchester City successful the Carabao Cup last earlier this month. 

The North London nine are present awaiting the decision of the planetary interruption earlier travelling to St Mary's to look Southampton successful the FA Cup quarter-finals connected April 4.

As it stands, lone Arsenal's self-destruction tin forestall them from claiming the league crown successful May, portion they person a beardown anticipation of reaching a archetypal Champions League last since 2006.