The Gunners could secure their own version of one imperious marksman.
Arsenal have been slowly building year-on-year under Mikel Arteta, with that culminating in last season’s unexpected title charge to which they were narrowly edged out by Manchester City.
Their rivals were vastly more experienced in such a situation and in the end it showed, as Pep Guardiola’s team finished five points ahead of the Gunners, before going on to win the FA Cup and the Champions League.
Whilst many factors aided such a historic campaign for the Manchester club, undoubtedly one of the most important was the decision to sign Erling Haaland from Borussia Dortmund.
How many goals has Erling Haaland scored?
The Norwegian forward had lit up the Bundesliga following an imperious spell in Germany where he scored 86 goals in 89 games for the club, and his switch to the Etihad cemented his rise to the top. However, few could have expected the 22-year-old would come to dominate English football with such speed.
He would finish the term on 52 goals across all competitions, having broken the league’s scoring record alongside numerous others.
Shifting from playing with no striker to a 6 foot 4 one was drastic for Guardiola, but ultimately it proved to be the difference.
Now, in an effort to emulate such success and once again seek to replicate the style that his former mentor has made, Arteta could replicate this by turning their rumoured interest from this year in Dusan Vlahovic into a reality.
Although his €80m (£70m) price tag might put many off given what the north London outfit are already set to spend this summer with their various ongoing deals, if he was to have a similarly revolutionary effect like Haaland, it would be more than worth it.
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