Ivan Toney is there, as is Victor Osimhen. Nobody has truly caught the eye in the way that Sesko did though, and his possible availability in 12 months complicates things.
The Gunners must now weigh up just how desperate they are to get a striker compared with the desire to get the striker, in Sesko. Was he merely the best out there and now second or third choice will do, or was it a case of picking him out, taking the opportunity, and now standing by the Slovenian until next summer?
The lack of obvious candidates that are realistic and affordable says plenty. That Viktor Gyokeres, valued at £85million by Sporting CP just a year on from buying him over four times less than that, is deemed to be even in the mix, says a lot.
There are other issues at stake here as well. Just like with the rest of the squad and how it fits together, there must be balance. There was something missing from the team throughout most of the first half of the season before Arteta got the approach right and the goalscoring never stopped after the winter break.
But the demand for a new striker remains and Gyokeres is not a new target. He is a player the club had in their radar heading into the summer, football.london understands, and now he is being considered again, it seems.
What does this mean for Gabriel Jesus? Where will Kai Havertz play well everyone is fit? Can both Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard thrive with new forwards arriving? And how does this all work with the midfield and attacking No.8s that are effectively No.10s?
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