Arsenal missed out on a number of striking candidates in January as they offloaded both Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a permanent deal to Barcelona and Folarin Balogun joined Middlesbrough on loan. The transfer chase for Dusan Vlahovic ended in failure and by then alternatives had either moved or were unable to be signed.
This summer, Arsenal are looking to move for their primary targets early so as to not miss out on their priority positions in need of strengthening. However, with so many forwards having left, signing just the proposed Gabriel Jesus and renewing Nketiah might not be enough.
Furthermore, both aforementioned strikers are of a similar style and Arsenal would continue to lack an aerial presence in the box. One of the potential loan options this summer is Wout Weghorst.
