Specifically, the club must sign a new striker, as with Gabriel Jesus set to be out until the new year, Mikel Arteta's only option up top for the start of next season will be Kai Havertz.
Arsenal's last ten league finishes (timeless)
Moreover, even when the German was fit earlier in the season, it was clear that the Gunners were not scoring enough goals to seriously challenge Liverpool in the Premier League.
As a result, they need to bolster their forward line in the summer.
Arsenal's striker search
Fortunately, the club look ready to address this problem at the end of the season, and if reports are to be believed, one of their key targets, who has been compared to Kylian Mbappé, has now set his sights on joining Arsenal.
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According to a recent report from Spain, Newcastle United star Alexander Isak has made it clear that he wants to join Arsenal in the summer.
The Swedish international, who has been a target of the Gunners for some time now, wants to join a side capable of winning the league and views the North Londoners as just that.
However, the report claims that Liverpool are also keen on the striker and that to let him go, the Magpies will demand a potentially record-breaking fee from the Gunners, which other stories from earlier this season claimed could be up to £150m.
Isak-Merino-Jesus-Havertz-stats
It would be an incredibly costly and complicated transfer to get over the line for Arsenal, but given Isak's unreal ability, one well worth fighting for, especially as he's won comparisons to Mbappé.
How Isak compares to Mbappé
So, before addressing the other reasons why Arsenal should go all out to sign Isak this summer, it's worth first examining this comparison to Mbappé and where it comes from.
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It primarily stems from FBref, which looks at players in similar positions across Europe's top five leagues, the Champions League and Europa League then creates a list of the ten most comparable players for each one, and, in this instance, has concluded that the Frenchman is the fifth most similar forward to the Swede.
The best way to see where this comparison has come from is to look at the underlying metrics in which the pair rank closely, including, but not limited to, non-penalty expected goals plus assists, key passes, goal-creating actions, tackles won, aerial duel win percentage and more, all per 90.
Isak & Mbappé
Statistics per 90
Isak
Mbappé
Non-Penalty Expected G+As
0.78
0.75
Key Passes
1.54
1.53
Goal-Creating Actions
0.57
0.40
Tackles Won
0.22
0.20
Aerial Duel Win %
32.2%
33.3%
All Stats via FBref for the 24/25 League Season
However, a comparison to one of the best players in the world is obviously not the sole reason Arteta and Co should break the bank to sign the former Real Sociedad star.
In fact, the most significant argument for bringing him to the Emirates this summer is his utterly sensational output.
For example, in just 33 appearances, totalling 2613 minutes, the Solna-born marksman, whom teammate Anthony Gordon dubbed the "best striker in Europe," has scored 23 goals and provided five assists.
That means he is currently averaging a goal involvement every 1.17 games, or every 93.32 minutes, which is the sort of output that could clinch the title for Arteta's side next season.
Ultimately, Arsenal need a new number nine this summer, and while he will undoubtedly cost a king's ransom to get out of Newcastle, they should be doing all they can to secure Isak's services.
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