Your belief that he’s a better option is based on very little next to nothing at all, he is a project striker who isn’t even dominating his own league which has seen so many so so strikers post up very good numbers
Right now he’s tracking behind last season’s league tally playing over 600 more minutes but you bring up headers
No striker option is perfect but I’d rather go for the player that is ready right now rather than one clearly needs more seasoning and who I seriously question whether he’d beat out Havertz for the starting spot in his first season.
As I’ve said before, Gyokeres could be amazing in the PL for Arsenal. I will hold my hands up if that’s the case and if we sign him, I’ll be fully behind him. However, there are still strong doubts as to whether he can make the transition:
The number of pens he has scored still makes up a large proportion of the total number of goals he has scored overall and this remains a concern;
The number of goals he has scored in Portugal is impressive, but it is the Portuguese League, so some allowance needs to be made for this; and
The lack of headed goals (and I don’t care what you say), shows there are limitations to the players ability.
If they were scoring similar numbers even of open play goals I’d be all for the Sesko train, given the age and I like us signing players that will develop here.
But let’s be serious Gyokeres is a killer at least in the Portuguese league and going for supposedly a pretty fair fee in today’s market. We need ready made, we are not missing kids rn (otherwise why sign merino last year?).
Bring both if we’re that hot on Sesko and sell Jesus in Jan.
He’s scored 26 open play league goals this season setting aside from penalties and may be on 30 by seasons end, is he supposed to be Ronaldo or Messi? Be realistic
The fact you’re still banging on about headed goals is hilarious, I’ve already disproven that utter crap and yet you’re still talking about it, sort yourself out.
At least Gyokeres is doing what he should be as someone who is clearly better than that league he’s DOMINAITING it, same can’t be said of Sesko.
The Bundesliga catches a lot of flack on here and he’s posting up pedestrian numbers, you don’t acknowledge that though or the fact he’s having a poorer season than last.
I have nothing against Sesko but I simply don’t see him as a special prospect, he’s just a good young striker in my eyes who doesn’t even lead the line on his own right now. He’s not ready IMO for what we need and for where we want to be right now.
Let’s not forget he’s also lost the manager who really started to get the best out of him. Recovered after a brief dip and started banging them in again.
Either the league is just piss for him and he’ll be average here or he will bang 20-30 goals. Every striker option has the same risk so I’m taking the one with the numbers.
Yes I agree. You’re absolutely right. The difference is though that some people are saying that Gyokeres is the obvious and best choice for Arsenal because of the number of goals he has scored. There is no guarantee that Gyokeres will be able to replicate his goal scoring form in the PL. Sesko has youth on his side.
You are making a massive incorrect assumption that I think the key to our success next summer is a striker…yes we need to buy a striker, but I don’t think the striker signing needs or should be the marquee signing. I think a higher profile winger or No.10 is a higher priority. The reason for this is simple. There isn’t a plethora of quality striker options out there.
Btw have you watched the goal highlights that @Flexo posted that you think are so impressive? The first, third and fourth goals are just awful from a defensive perspective. No way he 3 goals like that in the same match in the PL.
