Report: Arsenal have 'growing interest' in £80m striker who has outscored Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak this season

Once again the same conversations are being had after an Arsenal game as the Gunners fail to take their chances and are this time defeated by Manchester United.

There is a glaring hole in Mikel Arteta’s team with the need for a striker now more evident than ever before.

Arsenal managed 26 attempts against Ruben Amorim’s side with just seven going on target and their only goal being Gabriel Magalhaes’ deflected effort.

The North London club look to have lost Gabriel Jesus to another injury as the Brazilian was stretchered off which will only further increase the need for a new forward.

Arsenal have a ‘growing interest’ in Viktor Gyokeres

Arsenal have a ‘growing interest’ in signing Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres, according to the Independent.

But the striker is expected to cost around £80 million and the Gunners would rather spend that sort of money in the summer.

The Swede is continuing to score goals at an exceptional rate in Portugal having netted 32 goals in 30 appearances this season.

Gyokeres has outscored all of the biggest names around Europe having netted 21 times in the league which is more than Harry Kane, Erling Haland, Mohamed Salah and Alexander Isak

Arsenal failed to land Benjamin Sesko last summer but the RB Leipzig striker is another forward who remains a target for Arteta’s side.

Another player who is appreciated at Arsenal is Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams, although his high wages make a deal quite tricky.

What Mikel Arteta said about signing a striker in January

After the defeat to United, Arteta insisted he was happy with his attacking options, however, that’s tricky to believe as Kai Havertz missed several big opportunities throughout the game and Jesus was forced off with a nasty-looking injury.

Arteta told the media: “I’m very happy with the players that we have. When you look at the amount of goals that we have scored as well, it is more than enough to win the Premier League. But the reality is somebody is doing more. And that is the reality of life so we have to do better.

“Signing somebody is not enough, that is for sure. That signing has to score then how many goals? A lot of things have to happen. That (January) market is much more limited than in the one summer, but I don’t know.”