Arsenal are reportedly expected to be one of the clubs in the running for the potential transfer of Napoli striker Victor Osimhen as they look to strengthen up front this summer.

Osimhen is one of the most exciting attacking talents in world football right now and it seems inevitable that there will be a major race for his signature in the months ahead.

According to a report from Corriere dello Sport, as cited and translated by Sport Witness, Arsenal are likely to be alongside the likes of Chelsea in the mix for Osimhen, as they’ve also notably been linked with other top strikers in the form of Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres and Bologna’s Joshua Zirkzee.

The report adds that the Gunners and other suitors face paying as much as €130million for Osimhen, which is the value of his release clause at Napoli.

According to update from MoArsenal86: Nothing has changed, Victor Osimhen is Arsenal’s NO. 1 target as a striker, Arsenal will do their best to get Osimhen

In case Arsenal cannot sign Osimhen due to financial problems, it would not be surprising if Arsenal stopped signing a striker to focus their budget on other positions such as central midfielder and wing striker.

The financial problem mainly comes from Osimhen’s SALARY requirements

Both other options to replace Osimhen, Joshua Zirkzee and Viktor Gyökeres, are closely watched by Arsenal.

Arsenal don’t normally splash out on marquee signings, though they made an exception last summer when they went all out to bring Declan Rice in from West Ham United, so it could be that they’ll be prepared to do something similar with Osimhen.

The Nigeria international could really add something different to this Arsenal attack, with doubts surely starting to linger over both Gabriel Jesus and Eddie Nketiah in that department.

Although Jesus is a good player, he isn’t the world’s most proficient finisher, and he has struggled to stay healthy ever since moving from Manchester City. If at all feasible, it could be worthwhile to bring in an improvement.

It’s difficult to see AFC being overly concerned about losing Nketiah, who has never been more than a squad player and may be at a position in his career where he wants to go and play more elsewhere.

Although Osimhen appears to be Arsenal’s best option, supporters would likely be content with Gyokeres or Zirkzee as well, as they would likely be less expensive.