Arsenal transfer news: Strikers Wenger could sign to replace Welbeck, including Alvaro Morata and Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Welbeck has been ruled out for nine months, leaving Arsene Wenger short on strike options

Jack de Menezes
Thursday 12 May 2016 14:07 BST
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The news that Arsenal will be without England international Danny Welbeck for at least nine months has left manager Arsene Wenger with a striker conundrum, and the obvious answer appears to be the transfer market.

With Olivier Giroud and Theo Walcott failing to justify Wenger’s pre-season faith that they can fire Arsenal to the Premier League title, the club are expected to strengthen their attack in the summer by bringing in a new striker. That now looks inevitable, given Welbeck will not play again in 2016 after undergoing an operation on what the club revealed to be “significant cartilage damage” suffered in the 2-2 draw with Manchester City.

Welbeck’s injury has led to firm reports that the club will move in the transfer window to bring in a new striker, with the likes of Juventus forward Alvaro Morata, Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema and Liverpool attacker Daniel Sturridge being linked with the club.

After a summer that saw only Petr Cech added to the squad, Arsenal are in store for a much busier summer, with reinforcements expected in defence, midfield and attack.

The club have already started their transfer business for next season after lodging an official offer with Borussia Monchengladbach for midfielder Granit Xhaka, but who could the Gunners pursue in an effort to add some much-needed firepower to their attack?

Click on the gallery above to see a selection of strikers Arsenal could target.

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