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Arsenal: 3 striker alternatives to Odsonne Edouard

By Marc Gibbons

GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 20: Odsonne Edouard of Celtic celebrates after scoring their sides second goal during the William Hill Scottish Cup final match between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian at Hampden Park National Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. Players of Hearts will wear the number 26 on their shorts as a tribute to Ex-Hearts player Marius Zaliukas who past away earlier in the week. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images)
GLASGOW, SCOTLAND - DECEMBER 20: Odsonne Edouard of Celtic celebrates after scoring their sides second goal during the William Hill Scottish Cup final match between Celtic and Heart of Midlothian at Hampden Park National Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Glasgow, Scotland. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. Players of Hearts will wear the number 26 on their shorts as a tribute to Ex-Hearts player Marius Zaliukas who past away earlier in the week. (Photo by Ian MacNicol/Getty Images) /
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Arsenal, Patson Daka
VILLARREAL, SPAIN – FEBRUARY 25: Patson Daka of RB Salzburg looks on with the ball during the UEFA Europa League Round of 32 second leg match between Villarreal CF and RB Salzburg at Estadio de la Ceramica on February 25, 2021 in Villarreal, Spain. Sporting stadiums around Spain remain under strict restrictions due to the Coronavirus Pandemic as Government social distancing laws prohibit fans inside venues resulting in games being played behind closed doors. (Photo by Alex Caparros/Getty Images) /

Patson Daka – Red Bull Salzburg

Patson Daka looks to be the next of the Red Bull Salzburg alumni after Erling Braut Haaland and Dominik Szoboszlai to move to one of the bigger teams in European football.

With 24 goals in 28 games in all competitions this season – including 17 goals in 15 Austrian Bundesliga games – Daka is one of the elite forwards in Europe at present and has rightly attracted interest from major European sides such as Liverpool.

The Zambian international has unflappable confidence with both feet and makes light work of shaking off any defenders in close proximity before finding going for the jugular. He scores a variety of goals from areas all across the pitch, widening the scope for him to suit Arteta’s interchanging forward line.

Key to highlight about Daka is his predatory instincts. Always finding himself in the right place at the right time in the penalty area, when he hits the ball, it stays hit. Thunder in his boots.

Another aspect of Daka’s prolific goalscoring is that he has a penchant for making late runs across the front of his man where he can get a shot away from inside the six-yard area. It is these intelligent movements combined with his pace and beast-like strength which makes him a nightmare for defenders.

Some figures quote his asking price at around £25m, making Daka is slightly more expensive than Boadu  but still cheaper than Toney, and given there will be other clubs sniffing around for him, any move would depend on whether Arsenal are willing to get in a bidding war. They’d rather avoid that.

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