Overview

• Arsenal signed striker Viktor Gyökeres from Sporting CP for around £63 million and he made his debut against Tottenham in Hong Kong last week.
• Mikel Arteta has started overhauling Arsenal’s approach to play more directly and feed Gyökeres’s pace by targeting runs in behind defenders.
• Micah Richards has questioned Gyökeres’s ability to hold up the ball consistently at Premier League level after reviewing extensive footage.
• The club decided against pursuing RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Šeško due to concerns over the Slovenian’s valuation, personal terms and readiness to lead a top-six attack.
• Arsenal continue to keep tabs on emerging forwards like Charalampos Kostoulas as part of long-term planning for their striking line.