“We won’t sign Toney or Osimhen, they’re too expensive. We prefer to sign this £20M star instead”- Arsenal icon Ian Wright has confirmed that Arsenal prefers to sign ‘very fast’ striker for a bargain price after Osimhen and Toney deal doesn’t seems likely again

‘£15-20m’: Arsenal could sign ‘very fast’ striker for bargain fee – journalist

Arsenal continue to be linked with a number of new strikers for the January transfer window.

The north London club are said to be keen on the likes of Ivan Toney and Victor Osimhen heading into the winter window, but there could be a left-field addition on the cards too.

Indeed, Marcos Leonardo has been linked with a move to Arsenal as of late, and speaking on KS1TV, Steve Kay has claimed that this is a deal that could be done for a bargain fee.

Leonardo could be a bargain addition

Kay shared what he knows about the striker.

“Yeah, I was actually told this news back in June that Arsenal were scouting Marcos Leonardo. Since then he’s been mentioned quite a lot,” Kay said.

“He’s a quality player, compared to Sergio Aguero, very similar sort of player, he’d be someone of interest of Arteta. I’ve also been told he won’t cost a lot, he plays for Santos who I think finished bottom last season. This guy is definitely moving on, he’s definitely leaving his club in January 100% and Arsenal are one of the clubs interested.”

“He’s very fast, he’s very quick, great ability on the ball, prolific goalscorer, in the mould of Sergio Aguero, personally someone I think would do very well at Arsenal.” 

“He’s only young, I think he’d cost around £15-20m, he will be an incredible addition to the squad and maybe they could still bring another striker in, it will be interesting to see, Marcos Leonardo, keep an eye out.”

Gamble

Arsenal need a striker who can push them to the title in January, and they will be taking a massive gamble if they are to go for someone like Leonardo.

A young player who has only ever played in Brazil is not exactly the proven commodity that someone like Toney would be, but, given how cheap this young man would be, this could be a gamble worth taking.

Edu and Arsenal know the Brazilian market like the back of their hands, and after making so many good signings in recent years, we have to trust this call if they ultimately decide this is the right way to go.