{"id":232,"date":"2026-03-27T11:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=232"},"modified":"2026-03-27T11:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T11:00:20","slug":"arsenal-worry-revealed-jamie-carragher-urges-mikel-arteta-to-replace-64m-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=232","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal \u2018worry\u2019 revealed: Jamie Carragher urges Mikel Arteta to replace \u00a364m star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal still have the chance to win a total of three trophies this season \u2013 and that\u2019s despite losing the Carabao Cup final on Sunday to Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City.<\/p>\n<p>Nico O\u2019Reilly scored twice to earn City the first piece of silverware of the campaign last weekend, leaving the Gunners in despair.<\/p>\n<p>But for Arteta and his entourage, the focus will shift to the upcoming fixtures: they face Southampton next in the FA Cup before travelling to lock horns with Sporting CP in the Champions League. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More: <\/strong>Arsenal-linked Adam Wharton reveals one Gunners star has been helping him this season<\/p>\n<p>Heading into the summer, though, the capital club have plenty of work to do behind the scenes \u2013 and Jamie Carragher has implored Arteta to cut his losses with a \u00a364 million star. <\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Carragher names Arsenal star Arteta should sell this summer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Ahead of Sunday, the Gunners were hoping a) lift their first major trophy since 2020 and b) keep their quadruple hopes alive. That wasn\u2019t the case, though, and they cannot sit and wallow in the wake of defeat.<\/p>\n<p>The setback needs to be forgotten about.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking on <em>The Overlap<\/em> after the final, Carragher does not expect City\u2019s Carabao Cup final to result in a Premier League title this time around \u2013 but he did highlight Arsenal\u2019s \u2018worry\u2019, which is a lack of \u2018special attacking players\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u00a0don\u2019t\u00a0think it will affect the league because Arsenal\u00a0have\u00a0got such a big gap. But my thing with Arsenal now \u2013 and you could\u00a0probably say\u00a0this with every team in the Premier League \u2013 is there\u2019s not enough special players.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cArsenal\u00a0are\u00a0the best team in the league and have an amazing record but I still look at the attack and think\u00a0it\u2019s\u00a0only okay.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ian Wright was also discussing the performance of Viktor Gyokeres, who has struggled to find his feet in England\u2019s top flight. \u201cYou (Arsenal) still need to buy a centre-forward,\u201d Carragher responded.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<p>\n          <iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Arsenal Shocked by City, Salah\u2019s Liverpool Exit &amp; Trent Snubbed by Tuchel | Stick to Football EP 122\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wehtFZITXRY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Gyokeres arrived from Sporting in the summer in a deal worth \u00a364 million and many Arsenal supporters expected him to turn their fortunes around.<\/p>\n<p>That is yet to be the case, though, and the Swedish striker has been unable to adapt to the trials and tribulations of the Premier League. At the time of writing, he\u2019s scored 16 goals in all competitions.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Who could Arsenal replace Gyokeres with? <\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The most obvious replacement is Atletico Madrid\u2019s Julian Alvarez, who moved to play in the Spanish capital in the summer of 2024. An all-rounder at the top of the tree, he\u2019s plundered 17 goals in 2025\/26.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports in Spain, Alvarez has agreed a move to the north Londoners ahead of next campaign. <\/p>\n<p>The goal-getting Argentine, 26, reportedly views Arsenal as a \u2018strong sporting project\u2019 and is keen to work under Arteta\u2019s guidance in the capital of England.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/03\/neimS5g8g8kI-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-133098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/03\/neimS5g8g8kI-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/03\/neimS5g8g8kI-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/03\/neimS5g8g8kI-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/media.dave.sport\/readarsenal\/2026\/03\/neimS5g8g8kI.webp 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><\/figure>\n<p>Another option on their radar is Pio Esposito, a 20-year-old frontman who plays for Inter Milan. Reports have suggested that he\u2019s been eyed for some time but the Serie A side could play hardball.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, if a new striker is off the cards, Viktor Gyokeres could grow into his role at the Emirates Stadium. The goals have arrived in drips and drabs but his all-round game needs improvement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mikel Arteta\u2019s Arsenal still have the chance to win a total of three trophies this season \u2013 and that\u2019s despite losing the Carabao Cup final on Sunday to Pep Guardiola\u2019s Manchester City. Nico O\u2019Reilly scored twice to earn City the first piece of silverware of the campaign last weekend, leaving the Gunners in despair. 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