Arsenal dealt blow in pursuit of Alexander Isak

An update on reported Arsenal target Alexander Isak has emerged recently.

Alexander Isak was linked with Arsenal during January, with 101 covering reports on deadline day that suggested the Gunners saw a €70m bid for the Swede turned down.

Elsewhere, in a recent interview, Isak was asked about interest from Arsenal, but remained coy on the situation: “I am not talking about other clubs.

“I am a Real player, I work here and this is my club. My work is on the pitch, and as I told you before, there are other people who work outside.”

The hitman was then asked if he will stay at Sociedad, to which he responded: “You can never be sure of anything.

“As I always say, you never know what can happen in football but in the end I’m here, happy, and nothing more.”

Alexander Isak asked if he will stay at Real Sociedad:

“You can never be sure of anything. As I always say, you never know what can happen in football but in the end I’m here, happy, and nothing more.”t.co/GQ94GzGQ7q

— Chris Wheatley (@ChrisWheatley_) February 2, 2022

Whilst that interview did not give too much away about Isak’s real interest in Arsenal, new reports look to have done so and it does not seem to be great news for the Gunners.

As per football.london citing Spanish outlet Sport, Alexander Isak prefers a move to Barcelona over a transfer to Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal in the summer of 2022.

Who else can Arsenal target instead of Alexander Isak?

If Isak does not end up going to Arsenal, it remains clear that Mikel Arteta’s side need a new striker in the summer.

But who could they target? Dusan Vlahovic has already moved to Juventus, whilst you would assume Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Ollie Watkins, who Arsenal have been linked with this year, would likely cost a fair bit given they are English and have Premier League experience.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	23	41	51
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	West Ham United	24	11	40
5	Manchester United	24	6	40
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Tottenham Hotspur	21	1	36
8	Wolverhampton Wanderers	22	2	34
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	23	2	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Aston Villa	22	-4	27
12	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
13	Leicester City	21	-5	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	22	-20	18
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	20	-11	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	16
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	8
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	7
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Silva, Bernardo	Manchester City	7
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	6

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5
Mings, Tyrone	Aston Villa	0	6
Llorente, Diego	Leeds United	0	6
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	6

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Benrahma, Said	West Ham United	4
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	4