A huge task awaits Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu this summer, with football.london understanding that two forwards make up just one part of their shopping list. However, a recent admission from reported target Cody Gakpo should give them confidence a deal can be struck.
Speaking to The Sun, Gakpo revealed that he would like to one day play in the Premier League and named Arsenal as a team he often looks up to, with one club legend at the centre of his inspiration as a player.
“Everybody wants to play one time in the Prem,” he said. “I don’t favour one team but I like Arsenal a lot. I looked up to [Thierry] Henry when I was younger because he was a tall guy who played on the wing.
