The £70m striker has already chosen Arsenal as his new club

Arsenal He may have secured a 1-0 win over Wolves at Molineux on Saturday, but it was not without an almighty fightback and yet an immense display of character.

Myles Lewis-Skelly was dismissed in controversial circumstances in the first half for Matt Doherty’s tackle and from that point on, it was another uphill battle for Mikel Artetapage.

They have faced many setbacks this season, particularly with red cards, but this may have been one of the most interesting so far.

Alas, Arsenal fought hard and through some unlikely goalkeeping by Riccardo Calafiori, they found their winner in the second half.

What the game underlined, however, was the added need for a goalkeeper. Kai Havertz has once again missed a string of chances and as a result KSE simply must spend this January if they are to give Arteta the best chance to win Premier League title.

Just a few hours into the game, Erling Haaland scored again and despite not being truly in the races, his goals were the difference in the last two title races. Arsenal could certainly do with their own version of the Norwegian superhuman.

Arsenal’s hunt for a center forward

As it happened, the gunners confronted one of their own reported goals in Matheus Cunha This weekend, which fortunately according to Arteta, could not be improved by William Saliba and Co.

Meanwhile, another target, Alexander Isak, celebrated two more goals for Newcastle United at the same time.

While this was happening, Havertz missed another simple chance and showed why a player like Cunha or Isak is needed.

As said, there is another center forward who could arrive at the Emirates Stadium in 2025. His name is now known to supporters; Benjamin Sesko.

The RB Leipzig striker was a priority target for Arsenal last summer but ended up penning a new contract with the Bundesliga outfit and staying in Germany.

Some reports now put it at around £70 millionis still on the club’s radar, but according to new claims from insider Ben Jacobs, through football transfersit is difficult to make a deal in January.

The journalist had some positive news for Arsenal fans, saying he would prefer the North Londoners over other suitors.

Jacobs said: “Last summer when there were drafts from Arsenal, Chelsea and Man United, Sesko chose Arsenal and then made a secondary choice whether it was now or whether to stay at Leipzig.

“There has been some contact with Sesko with Leipzig to see if anything is possible. Although Leipzig are out of the Champions League, they are pushing in the cup and to qualify next season. It will take a crazy bid or Be impossible in January because the position Leipzig very solid “.

How Sesko compares to Erling Haaland

Manchester City have been a dominant force in English football for some time, but the aforementioned Haaland has really taken them to the next level since signing from Borussia Dortmund in 2022.

In 2022/23. They won in high-flying form as City finally crossed the line in the Champions League. That expression, inevitable Norwegian he scored 52 goals.

Although there were no back-to-back Champions League titles in 2023/24, they won the league again en route to Haaland sack 38 times.

Arsenal clearly lack that. Bukayo Saka was the best club last season with 20 goals And this time, their best scorer is Havertz at 14ten behind Haaland’s tally.

So signing a goalscorer and outlet like Sesko certainly ticks a lot of boxes. Slav he scored 14 times in 27 outings In 2024/25, but at the age of 21, his potential for growth is still huge.

He also has an outstanding profile. Right-footed and standing at 6-foot-5, the tall and powerful forward has a cannon of a shot and a long running pattern to race past defenders.

In short, he is like Haaland. That’s the view of many in the know, including talent scout Jacek Kulig who is He described him as “the new Erling Haaland”.

Data analyst Ben Mattinson elaborated on that comparison Via social media, explaining that Seko is “an incredible athlete with an elite range of motion that allows for acrobatic impromptu finishes.” He continued that the young Slovenian “is the type of striker who throws his body at the ball to score. Sesko achieves style and finesse. Similar to a young Zlatan Ibrahimovic mixed with Erling Haaland.”

So how does the pair compare over the past two years?

Unsurprisingly, the city’s street sensation is ahead of the goals. No one will match him there, but there are some parallels. Accordingly, it actually looks like Sesko is a more rounded forward, offering different types of attributes, mainly the ability to carry the ball further, beat the man and keep the ball with a higher percentage of aerial duels won.

As Mattinson goes on to describe, the Leipzig forward is a “diamond in the rough” and at the age of 21 can only improve as he looks to break some of the records Haaland has broken in years gone by.

Is it the Haaland-like signing to catapult the Gunners to the next level? Arteta will surely be hoping, so if he can make an agreement.