Former Arsenal defender William Gallas is backing his old club to finally win their first Premier League title since 2004 this season, but only if they sign a striker.
The Gunners have been beaten to the crown in each of the last two campaigns by Pep Guardiola and Manchester City, who have now won four in a row under the Spaniard.
But the addition of a striker could be enough to overcome the gap and finally land on top under Mikel Arteta.
Gallas believes the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz are not clinical enough to lead the North Londoners to glory and expects Arsenal to sign someone who can score goals in their sleep.
Speaking to Genting Casino, he said: “I’m sticking by my prediction of Arsenal winning the title but they still need a top-class striker that can go and score them 20 goals in the Premier League.
“The only issue is that they haven’t signed that striker yet, despite coming so close to being champions last season.
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“They got that close without having a striker who could score 20 goals, Manchester City won it because they have Erling Haaland.
“You have to have a player like that. With Gabriel Jesus, he has injuries and isn’t consistent enough.
“I’m also not convinced by Kai Havertz, he scored goals but many were penalties, they need to buy a striker.”
City’s Erling Haaland fired in 38 goals alone last season compared to Havertz and Jesus’ combined 22.
The Gunners have been linked with Sporting Lisbon’s Viktor Gyokeres but face competition from some of Europe’s top clubs.
