Jay Bothroyd, a former striker for Coventry City, has identified the two strikers Arsenal ought to have bought in instead of Viktor Gyökeres.
Gyökeres joined Arsenal in the summer of 2025 from Sporting CP.
But according to Bothroyd, Mikel Arteta’s team ought to have recruited either Hugo Ekitike from Eintracht Frankfurt or Alexander Isak from Newcastle United.
In the end, Isak and Ekitike left Newcastle United and Eintracht Frankfurt, respectively, to join Liverpool.
According to Metro UK, Bothroyd stated, “I wanted [Arsenal] to get Alexander Isak from Newcastle; I think that was the perfect signing,” in an interview with the Football Uncensored podcast regarding the striker Arsenal ought to have bought in place of Gyökeres.
“Hugo Ekitike was an ideal addition,” he continued.