Tottenham urged to make shock move for Arsenal star in January: ‘Who else is there?’
Former Tottenham boss David Pleat has suggested that Spurs should attempt to sign Viktor Gyokeres from Arsenal in January.
Spurs spent over £300m on new players in the summer transfer window with new faces including Sandro Tonali, Savinho, Mateus Fernandes and Jan Paul van Hecke.
Tottenham made a slow start to the new season under Roberto De Zerbi but have picked up recently with three wins from their last four matches.
Despite their huge spend in the summer, Tottenham failed to bring in a new striker, and that will now be a priority ahead of the January transfer window.
Ex-Spurs boss Pleat reckons a move for Arsenal striker Gyokeres could be a good move for Tottenham as the Sweden international finds himself out of the starting XI at the Emirates Stadium.
Pleat said on The Last Word On Spurs: “There aren’t many out there, there’s a very small amount of strikers.
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“Are you going to buy Lankshear back now for £50 million? He’s the top scorer in the Championship, our boy.
“So where are you going to get? Are Arsenal going to give us someone like Jesus, or someone they don’t want? He’s gone already, but, Gyokeres, perhaps. Who else is there?
“[Brian] Brobbey gave us trouble… [Dominic] Calvert-Lewin is very good in the air but had injury problems.
“When you are signing a striker, it’s about what type of striker. Is he exceptionally good in the air, is he a bully-type striker like Delap or is a clever front player, more like Havertz.”
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Gyokeres has fallen down the pecking order at Arsenal this term with the Swede starting just one Premier League match as Kai Havertz took his place in Mikel Arteta’s starting line-up.
‘I want to stay’ – Arsenal star Gyokeres
However, Gyokeres insisted to reporters over the international break that he has no desire to leave Arsenal as rumours build that he could leave the Emirates Stadium in January.
Gyokeres told journalists in Sweden: “I want to [stay]. It feels good when I’ve played. We’ve won most of the games. It was a tough loss in the cup [Fleetwood].
“Otherwise it’s felt good for myself and the team. I’ve been doing well lately when I’ve been playing. Right now it feels good.
“The communication with Arteta is good. We talk about football and how we should play. Before a match, if I’m going to start, we talk about the opponents and what I should think about.”
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