Arsenal will contact you and sign a £42 million Havertz upgrade

Ask Arsenal fans what they need this summer. The most common answer you get is the striker.

No player on Mikel Arteta’s side has hit the second digits in Premier League goals this season, but Arne Slot has three players managed the feat and Mohamed Salah has won the Unreal 29.

Such obvious weaknesses of such squads have seen the club link up with many incredible strikers over the last few months. Alexander Isaac is undoubtedly at the top of most supporters’ wish lists, but his estimated £150 million price tag looks safer than ever before following Sunday’s Champions League qualifying for Newcastle United.

But while the Swedes may be out of reach, a recent report has tied the gunners together with another exciting centre-forward who won a comparison with him.

Arsenal striker search

It may not always feel that way, but there are quite a few strikers on the market this summer, with many being promoted for their moves to Arsenal, including Viktor Gyoker and Joao Pedro.

The former has long been linked to gunners and could ultimately be available for nearly £63 million in the coming weeks.

Pedro, meanwhile, has been impressive with his 10 goals and seven assists tally in 30 games, and his £100 million price tag feels outrageous, which could be a difficult transfer to justify.

Luckily, another striker is now linked to people in North London.

According to a recent report from catch-offside, Arsenal is one of a handful of clubs that are very enthusiastic about German forwards.

The report alleges that Arsenal and Serie A champion Napoli have already been in contact with the VFB regarding talented scorers, but Atletico Madrid and West Ham United are now monitoring the situation.

In addition to staying ahead of the competition, North Londoners will need to cut down around 50 million euros to secure a signature for the 23-year-old, which is about 42 million pounds.

It may not be well known for signing the fans they want, but in addition to comparing it to Newcastle’s superstar striker, Woltemade is an upgrade to Havertz.

How Woltemade compares to Isak & Havertz

Before we look at how Woltemade stacks up against Havertz, which can be replaced by Arsenal, it is worth examining this comparison with Isak and where it came from.

This example comes from FBREF, which creates a list of the 10 most comparable players before examining players in similar positions in the Champions League and the Europa League, the top five leagues in Europe.

By doing this, it was concluded that Swedish international is the second-similar forward to the Germans in the last 365 days.

The best way to see how this is resolved is to look at the underlying metrics where the pairs are closely ranked. This includes all of the expected non-penalty goals and assists, target shots, switches, progressive passes, and action to achieve the goal, all per 90.

With the similarities cleared to Toon Star, how does he stack up on Gunners’ No. 29?

Well, that’s the most important thing for the strikers in the end when it comes to their raw output. It is the “exceptional” Stuttgart star dubbed by U23 Scout Antonio Mango.

For example, in 33 appearances in a total of 2039 this season, the Bremen-born poacher scored 17 goals and provided three assists.

In contrast, the former Chelsea Ace scored 15 goals and provided five assists in 36 appearances in a total of 2,809 minutes.

Ultimately, Havertz could become an incredibly useful player next season as well, but as things stand, Woltemade looks like a great striker.