{"id":327861,"date":"2026-05-02T10:46:53","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=327861"},"modified":"2026-05-02T10:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T05:16:53","slug":"mikel-arteta-told-arsenal-must-have-signed-26m-striker-as-an-alternative-of-viktor-gyokeres-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/05\/02\/mikel-arteta-told-arsenal-must-have-signed-26m-striker-as-an-alternative-of-viktor-gyokeres-football\/","title":{"rendered":"Mikel Arteta told Arsenal must have signed \u00a326m striker as an alternative of Viktor Gyokeres | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Viktor Gyokeres has had a mixed first season at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Liverpool hero Vladimir Smicer believes Arsenal \u2018might need won the Premier League already\u2019 had they signed a \u00a326m striker as an alternative of Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n

Gyokeres has had a mixed first season at Arsenal following his \u00a364m move from Sporting last summer, scoring 19 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n

There was serious concerns over the Sweden international after he netted just five Premier League goals in the primary six months of the season, but Gyokeres has at the least improved his output since January with 16 goals for club and country.<\/p>\n

Doubts remain over Gyokeres\u2019 long-term viability as Arsenal\u2019s first-choice striker, nevertheless, and the Gunners are believed to be keen on signing a brand new No. 9 this summer.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta hoped Gyokeres could be the ultimate piece of the jigsaw in an Arsenal team that had finished second within the Premier League for 3 successive season.<\/p>\n

Despite the query marks over Gyokeres, he has played a component in taking Arsenal to the highest of the Premier League table and one game away from a spot within the Champions League final.<\/p>\n

But former Liverpool star Smicer believes Arsenal would already virtually be Premier League champions in the event that they had Patrik Schick leading the road as an alternative of Gyokeres.<\/p>\n

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Ex-Liverpool star and Champions League winner Vladimir Smicer (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018Patrik Schick is a classic goalscorer,\u2019 the Champions League winner told BetVictor<\/a>. \u2018Within the\u00a0box, he\u2019s very, very clever and he can finish from all angles.<\/p>\n

\u2018His left foot is absolutely good. Unfortunately for him, he\u2019s suffered quite a bit from muscle injuries.<\/p>\n

\u2018If Schick had joined Arsenal as an alternative of Viktor Gyokeres, I believe they could have won the Premier League title already.<\/p>\n

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Bayer Leverkusen and Czech Republic star Patrik Schick (Picture: Getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u2018With the identical possibilities, he would have scored quite a bit more goals. I\u2019m certain of that because he’s a a lot better finisher. I\u2019d still prefer to see him within the Premier League.\u2019<\/p>\n

Schick has scored 100 goals in 207 appearances for Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen and 25 goals in 52 caps for Czech Republic.<\/p>\n

His most famous goal \u2013 an incredible strike from the halfway line \u2013 was scored against Scotland in Euro 2020 and voted the Goal of the Tournament and nominated for the Puskas Award.<\/p>\n

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The 30-year-old has previously been linked with a move to the Premier League with Manchester United among the many interested clubs last summer.<\/p>\n

Smicer is actually not the one pundit to query Gyokeres, together with his former Liverpool teammate Jamie Carragher recently urging Arsenal to sign a brand new striker in the summertime.<\/p>\n

Atletico Madrid striker and former Manchester City star Julian Alvarez \u2013 who scored against the Gunners within the Champions League semi-final first leg, is believed to be of interest to Arsenal ahead of the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n

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