Former Arsenal forward Kevin Campbell says in order for Arsenal to challenge they need to upgrade their striking department following the departure of Pierre Emerick Aubameyang.
Aubameyang was the team’s top scorer for three seasons in a row but he left in January after a row with coach Mikel Arteta leaving the duty of scoring goals in the hands of Alexander Lacazette.
Lacazette hasn’t quite lived up to the task and since returning from injury he hasn’t found a way back into the team with Eddie Nketiah now tasked with leading the line.
Although he hasn’t done badly and was roundly praised for his performance against West Ham even though he didn’t score. Nketiah just like Lacazette will be out of contract at the end of the season.
Campbell says the club should let the 23 year old leave alongside Lacazette and sign two strikers who will be an upgrade on the duo. He said although Nketiah did well against West Ham, a very good striker would have buried the chances he failed to convert.
“We (Arsenal) need 2 strikers: Darwin Nunez, Victor Osimhen or Gabriel Jesus. Nketiah didn’t score against West Ham despite he had chances. The other three would have scored and that is the difference. No disrespect but Nketiah is not the answer. He is a fox in the box but he is not the answer”, he said.
