Mikel Arteta has a number one transfer target in mind at Arsenal.
Every manger must have a player they dream of signing, and for Mikel Arteta, that man is Alexander Isak.
According to Team News and Ticks, speaking on Inside Arsenal, Isak isn’t likely to sign for the Gunners, but he notes how Mikel Arteta is such a massive fan of the striker that he would be the one player he would sign if he could sign only one player this summer.
Alexander Isak is Mikel Arteta’s dream signing
The insider shared what he knows about Isak and how much of a fan Arteta is.
“I really don’t expect it to happen, but it will come from that Arteta is a massive massive fan. He’s one that if Arteta sees that if he could get one player and we only had to sign one player it would be Isak. He loves him and he sees so many different roles and how he could evolve at us in so many different ways.”
Alexander Isak isn’t attainable
It’s easy to understand why Arteta is such a fan of Isak.
The Swedish striker has been unreal this season, netting 21 goals for Newcastle, but he has so much more to his game than just goals.
That said, Arsenal won’t be able to get Isak this summer.
A fee of £180m has been touted, and while Arsenal could maybe afford that if they sold a few players and stretched themselves thinly, the reality is that Arsenal can’t afford to make just one signing this summer.
A new striker is necessary, but so is a new left-back and a new midfield player as well as potentially a new goalkeeper.
Isak would potentially be attainable in a one-and-done transfer window, but Arsenal have perhaps too much work to do this summer to be able to spend that much on one single player.