Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta saw his side slip up again in the title race and the pressure is growing on the club hierarchy to sign a new attacking player in the transfer window

COMMENT: Arsenal may not have the funds to sign Alexander Isak, but Mikel Arteta could be tempted by another striker similar to the Newcastle star.

Arsenal are ‘likely’ to revive their interest in Alexander Isak this summer, with Mikel Arteta’s side open to Newcastle’s price tag, which would exceed €100 million.

Isak has certainly filled his boots since completing a club-record move from Real Sociedad in 2022. Remarkably, Isak has bagged 52 goals in just 90 games and the Sweden star became the first Newcastle player ever to score in eight successive Premier League matches earlier this week.

Arteta regularly eulogises over Anfield and St James’ Park, the ‘jungles’ and ‘washing machine’-like atmospheres he revels in. He has spoken of wanting to write the first chapters of defining nights at the Emirates, but the fever that had been building the past two years has faded this season and Tuesday saw some fans leave early.

Alexander Isak has been in spectacular form for Newcastle this season to once again reignite rumours of a potential transfer to Arsenal, who have a clearing picture of the terms of his exit

Arsenal have been handed a significant boost in their pursuit of Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak. The Gunners have held a long-term interest in the Sweden international, but valuations far north of £100million,

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