“Started discussing…” – Arsenal given possible positive Julian Alvarez transfer update from Fabrizio Romano

The reigning Premier League champions brought in Viktor Gyokeres this time last year, and he helped fire the club to the title in his first season.

Player
Games
Goals

Julian Alvarez
49
20

Viktor Gyokeres
55
21

As the stats above show, Gyokeres actually scored more goals in all competitions than Alvarez last season, though he did also play slightly more games.

Overall, though, considering how expensive Alvarez would be, it doesn’t look like he’d be enough of an upgrade, so perhaps AFC would be better off focusing on strengthening other areas, such as attacking midfield, to improve the quality of service to Gyokeres.