{"id":10931,"date":"2022-03-01T09:03:45","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:03:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/01\/arsenal-linked-with-pair-of-world-class-strikers-as-hunt-for-new-no-9-goes-on\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T09:03:45","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T14:03:45","slug":"arsenal-linked-with-pair-of-world-class-strikers-as-hunt-for-new-no-9-goes-on","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/2022\/03\/01\/arsenal-linked-with-pair-of-world-class-strikers-as-hunt-for-new-no-9-goes-on\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal linked with pair of world class strikers as hunt for new no.9 goes on"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Arsenal have been sensationally linked with both Robert Lewandowski and Paulo Dybala as the Gunners step up their search for a new no.9 in the summer.<\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta sanctioned the sale of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January, while both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah will be out of contract this summer. At this time, there are no plans to offer Lacazette a new deal, while Eddie Nketiah is refusing to sign any deal offered.<\/p>\n<p>This has led to reports surrounding a whole host of strikers, including Alexander Isak, Jonathan David and Dusan Vlahovic, who ultimately ended up heading to Juventus in Janaury.<\/p>\n<p>However, two new names have now entered the fray, in the form of Robert Lewandowski and Paulo Dybala.<\/p>\n<p>Robert Lewandowski is under contract at Bayern Munich until 2023, but talks over a new deal have not yet been successful, and he told media outlets at the end of February that<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u00a0\u2018I am open to everything. I\u2019m quiet.<\/p>\n<div class=\"minute-media-container\">\n<div class=\"minute-media\">\u2018It is important for me to be able to focus on my game, always on what can happen in the last match.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018Everything that remains to be done regarding contracts is a secondary issue and remains in the background.\u2019<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Robert Lewandowski admits he is \u2018open to anything\u2019 this summer as his Bayern Munich contract enters its final year <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/uTZK2JxqhM\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/t.co\/uTZK2JxqhM<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 MailOnline Sport (@MailSport) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MailSport\/status\/1498606492647309316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 1, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This has led to speculation surrounding his future, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourfourtwo.com\/news\/arsenal-report-gunners-to-battle-premier-league-rival-for-robert-lewandowski-following-breakdown-in-contract-talks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FourFourTwo<\/a> linking the Gunners with a potential spectacular swoop for the Polish marksman.<\/p>\n<h2>Dybala set to walk for free?<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Arsenal have also been linked with a move for Paulo Dybala <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fourfourtwo.com\/news\/arsenal-tottenham-hotspur-report-gunners-could-sensationally-land-juventus-paulo-dybala-transfers-signings-gossip-rumours-afc-thfc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">by the same outlet<\/a>. They report that Arteta and Edu could pip north London rivals Tottenham to the post over the Argentine, who is out of contract this summer and has yet to agree fresh terms with Juventus.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1206779\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\">\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1206779\" class=\"size-large wp-image-1206779\" src=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1210259462-1-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Arsenal linked with pair of world class strikers as hunt for new no.9 goes on\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1210259462-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1210259462-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1210259462-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1210259462-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/GettyImages-1210259462-1-910x607.jpg 910w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1206779\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">February 26: Paulo Dybala #10 of Juventus during the Lyon V Juventus, UEFA Champions League, Round of Sixteen, 1st leg match, at Groupama Stadium on February 26th 2020 in Lyon, France (Photo by Tim Clayton\/Corbis via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>They will face potential issues, however, as they face competition not simply from Tottenham, but reportedly from Chelsea, Manchester City and Manchester United alike.<\/p>\n<h3>Read more:<\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/football-betting-tips\/match-previews\/middlesbrough-vs-tottenham-hotspur-betting-tips-fa-cup-preview-predictions-odds\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Middlesbrough vs Tottenham Hotspur betting tips: FA Cup preview, predictions &amp; odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/www.101greatgoals.com\/la-liga-betting-tips\/rcd-mallorca-vs-real-sociedad-betting-tips-la-liga-preview\/\" rel=\"v:url\">Mallorca vs Real Sociedad betting tips: La Liga preview, predictions and odds<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal have been sensationally linked with both Robert Lewandowski and Paulo Dybala as the Gunners step up their search for a new no.9 in the summer. Mikel Arteta sanctioned the sale of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January, while both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah will be out of contract this summer. At this time, there are [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[12,7],"tags":[13,14],"class_list":["post-10931","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-sport","tag-football","tag-soccer","et-doesnt-have-format-content","et_post_format-et-post-format-standard"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10931","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10931"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10931\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10931"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10931"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cyberlego.com\/web\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10931"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}