Do we need an upgrade on Giroud?

There has been much made is the last few days that we need to sign a better striker than Oliver Giroud, I tend to agree although I do rate him I don’t see him as the man that will score the goals for us to challenge for the Premier League and Champions League. I think the top 6-7 sides in the Premier League all have better options up top than us at the moment, He scored 16 goals in the Premier League last season and `I think we should really be looking to sign that striker that can take us to the next level, a striker that can score 25-30 goals in the league. Now these are obviously very hard to come by and very expensive to buy as well. So lets have a look at what could be the more cheaper alternatives-

Wilfried Bony – 15 league goals for Swansea last season

Edin Dzeko – 15 league goals for Man City last season

Loic Remy – 14 league goals for QPR last season

Jay Rodriguez – 14 league goals for Southampton last season

Christian Benteke – 10 league goals for Aston Villa last season

Danny Welbeck –  9 league goals for Man United last season

 

Now with the above options you could argue that they are not an upgrade on Giroud and you would proably be correct but by signing one of these players would give Giroud the much needed rest he didn’t get last season and this is where I think his form suffered. Now let us have a look at the strikers that could really push us on to the next level- 

Edison Cavani scored 23 times in 43 games for PSG last season in a season where he found a lot of his time spent out on the right of midfield, He is said to be unhappy at this and maybe could be available for transfer but much of this may depend is PSG secure Angel Di Maria.

Radamel Falcao made 17 appearances scoring 9 goals in what proved to be an injury hit season for the striker, he would be on massive wages at Monaco and with apparent interest from Real Madrid to join his former team mate James Rodriguez he may favour a move their if the offer is on the table,

Jackson Martinez would probably be the cheapest option out of the three strikers he scored an impressive 25 goals in 44 appearances so he knows where the goal is for sure, The Colombian would be an instant hit at Arsenal i’m sure.

     

I think these three strikers would all be great signings and score the goals for us to really mount a serious challenge, can we sign any of them? It’s too early to say, certainly the money is ready to spend if we wanted. What I think is that if we can’t sign a striker that will make us real title and Champions League contenders then we should probably not sign one and still have Giroud as our main man and maybe try Sanchez and Walcott in that position sometimes.

Thank you for reading and i leave you with the question – Do we need an upgrade on Giroud?

Until next time, take care…