Arsenal told to sign ‘next Ian Wright’ in January amid need for ‘proven goalscorer’

Arsenal have been told to go and get a certain Premier League striker during the January transfer window. The Gunners have enjoyed a fine start to the season, currently level on points with rivals Tottenham at the top of the table.

Mikel Arteta’s men passed a huge test in beating Manchester City before the international break, and they will now be looking to press home their dominance ahead of the next break having established a two-point gap over last season’s title winners.

While Arsenal look good so far, they may well need to dip back into the transfer market in January if they want to go all the way this season, and it seems a striker could be top of Arteta’s list.

One player who continues to be linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium is Ivan Toney. The Brentford striker is suspended until mid-January due to gambling violations, but in the meantime, he has positioned himself for a January move, recruiting a new agent.

With that in mind, former Premier League star Jermaine Pennant has urged the Gunners to get the Toney deal done this winter. “Ivan Toney would be a fantastic signing,” he told newbettingsites.co.uk. “He’s a proven goalscorer at Brentford, a great finisher with great work rate and is a brilliant asset to the team.

“In a team like Arsenal where they can control the game, he would be the absolute perfect fit – he would be like a modern era Ian Wright. I would be shocked if Arsenal didn’t go out and get him this season.”

Speaking about Arsenal’s ambitions this season, Pennant added: “Arsenal should have the mindset now to challenge for, and expect to win, the league title year in year out. Fans were told to trust the process for several years. They did and they are now seeing the fruits of the labour at the moment.

“Now Arsenal have to win something. Having gone so close already to winning the league, they have to go one better and win a trophy. There is no shame to losing the league to Man City – who are a juggernaut of a club – but it’s no good being second fiddle and winning nothing. Arsenal must keep pushing them, and for Arsenal the expectation at the least is to push Man City all the way to the end. Along the way, hopefully Arsenal can clinch a trophy – I can see Arsenal winning the FA Cup this year.”