Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta has secret weapon to sign Alexander Isak after ‘fresh contact’ | Football | Sport

Arsenal have a secret weapon in their pursuit of Real Sociedad striker Alexander Isak. The Gunners will be in the market for at least one new forward this summer. And Isak is one of their top targets.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameayng departed Arsenal in January, leaving just Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah as senior striker options for Mikel Arteta.

But both Lacazette and Nketiah could be leaving this summer, with their contracts at the Emirates set to expire.

Arsenal were interested in Isak last summer and again in January.

However, Sociedad were not willing to negotiate any lower than his release clause of around £75million.

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Monreal was well liked by Arsenal supporters and left the club on good terms two-and-a-half years ago.

The former Spain international has previously outlined his fondness for Arteta, claiming he “would have loved” to have played under him.

Monreal always knew Arteta was going to become a manager, telling the Guardian in 2020: “Yes. You could see it. He was a leader, a captain. He expressed himself very well, spoke in every meeting, knowledgeably.

“He communicated well. He was doing his badges, telling us his vocation was coaching. He was bright, tactically he understood, he grasped everything.”

Arteta will be hoping Monreal can have similarly nice words to say about him to Isak and sell the project Arsenal are currently building.