Things have been going well for Arsenal recently as they seek to secure Champions League football for the first time in five years, but there are still obvious areas where they could look to improve. Despite performing manfully in a position that Mikel Arteta has admitted is outside his comfort zone, the Gunners are likely to look for an upgrade on Granit Xhaka in the left eight role this summer. The other area they are set to strengthen in is up front.
After Folarin Balogun's loan move to Middlesbrough and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's controversial departure to Barcelona, Arsenal's main orthodox option at striker has been Alexandre Lacazette. The Frenchman certainly has his strengths when it comes to bringing others into play and has recorded seven assists in his past 12 matches. However, when it comes to goalscoring he has really struggled this season, managing just two strikes from open play in the Premier League.
Unfortunately for the Gunners their out and out alternative Eddie Nketiah has done little to suggest he should be dislodging Lacazette up top despite his poor form in front of goal. In fact the England under-21 international has come under intense criticism for his lethargic cameos in away games against Aston Villa and Wolves recently. This has left Arteta looking for alternative solutions to spearhead his attack.
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