Exclusive insight into mooted power struggle between key Arsenal figures

Arsenal FC skilled Charles Watts has offered us along with his unique perception into the decision-making over transfers on the Emirates Stadium this summer season.

The Gunners lately introduced in Andrea Berta as sporting director, and that’s led to some tales a couple of distinction in opinion between him and supervisor Mikel Arteta.

Watts, nonetheless, writing in his newest unique column for CaughtOffside, insists there’ll solely be collective decision-making on the membership with regards to switch targets.

Even when it might be the case that Arteta’s slight desire is for Benjamin Sesko, and Berta would slightly signal Viktor Gyokeres, it shouldn’t be a significant challenge.

In the long run, Watts insists Arsenal received’t find yourself signing any participant that Arteta himself doesn’t need.

Arsenal’s striker switch targets beneath Arteta and Berta

“I’ve seen the suggestion that Mikel Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta have totally different opinions on who Arsenal’s precedence goal ought to be this summer season with regards to the brand new striker,” Watts wrote.

“There’s little doubt that Arteta likes Benjamin Sesko. Arsenal’s lengthy based curiosity within the RB Leipzig frontman is proof of that.

“However whereas we all know that Berta likes Viktor Gyokeres from his time at Atletico Madrid, that’s to not say that the pair are having any type of disagreement over forwards as we head in direction of the summer season window.

“Arsenal won’t signal a striker that Arteta doesn’t need.

“So even when he could desire one over the opposite, ought to the opposite find yourself being the striker who ultimately indicators that won’t imply that it has been a choice taken in opposition to Arteta’s needs.

“He would have given it the inexperienced gentle.

“Berta has been introduced in to be a strong voice at Arsenal. His experience and his capability to get offers over the road are seen as being essential in serving to Arsenal to have a bit extra edge within the switch window.

“However he’s working alongside Arteta, not above him. The choices that shall be made shall be collective ones.”

Who ought to Arsenal signal – Gyokeres or Sesko?

Followers will doubtless have differing views on this, because it’s not straightforward to inform which of the principle two names being linked with Arsenal is definitely the higher striker.

Clearly the desk above exhibits much better numbers for Gyokeres, however he’s taking part in in a weaker league and is a couple of years older than Sesko.

It’s laborious to think about the Sweden worldwide may repeat numbers like that within the Premier League, which might be an enormous step up from the extent he’s at present up in opposition to in Portugal.

Sesko may undoubtedly be doing higher, however he would possibly nonetheless have some growing to do, and may also discover he fares higher with superior gamers round him as he’d have at Arsenal.

Who do you suppose could be the higher striker signing for Arsenal?