{"id":377,"date":"2026-04-08T07:05:39","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=377"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:05:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:05:39","slug":"arsenal-told-to-sign-liverpool-target-as-replacement-for-two-stars-as-dowman-warning-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=377","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal told to sign Liverpool target as replacement for two stars as Dowman warning revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have been urged to sign PSG star Bradley Barcola as an update on two stars, while there is a warning for Max Dowman.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners are coming off a difficult couple of weeks, with <strong>Mikel Arteta<\/strong>\u2018s side losing against Man City in the Carabao Cup final and being knocked out of the FA Cup by Championship side Southampton.<\/p>\n<p>These results leave the Premier League and Champions League as<strong> Arsenal<\/strong>\u2018s only remaining hopes of a trophy this season, though they have issues to overcome if they are to get over the line in either competition.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal have been limited in attack this season, and former defender William Saliba thinks they need to sign an upgrade on Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard to get more out of Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho would I sign for Arsenal? To be honest, I think they\u2019ve got a good squad and they can do the same performance for next season,\u201d Gallas told BoyleSports.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Big Midweek: Barcelona v Atletico Madrid, Arsenal, Harry Kane, Arne Slot<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven up front they\u2019ve got the wingers but the only thing is maybe they still need one world class striker or to change the style of the team.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen Arsenal play on the counter-attack, I think sometimes the midfielders have to look for Viktor Gyokeres to give him the ball at the first opportunity.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGyokeres always asks for the ball in front, in the space, but he doesn\u2019t get the ball, because the midfielder wants to keep the ball. That is the style of Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cGyokeres has scored goals but he hasn\u2019t scored enough goals so he has to reach a minimum 20 goals next season and it will be difficult for him if Arsenal are going to play the same way because he doesn\u2019t really dominate the league physically like he did in Portugal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"e8c3ce70f1ad837bdffb21e2453272b6\" image-id=\"XhXPkjr7Otu3\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Ranking the 25 Arsenal bottlejobs from Max Dowman to Mikel Arteta<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>On who Arsenal should sign to replace Martinelli and Trossard, Gallas recommended <strong>Liverpool target Bradley Barcola.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>He added: \u201cMaybe you need a left winger because I don\u2019t know what has happened to Gabriel Martinelli, he\u2019s just not what he was, and Leandro Trossard is a good squad player but you need something else.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWould I prefer Khvicha Kvaratskhelia or Bradley Barcola for Arsenal? Barcola.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen you\u2019ve got a striker like Gyokeres, you need players to give him the ball to score the goals, and that\u2019s why maybe some of Arsenal\u2019s style has to change, or Arsenal need to change their striker.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Teenager Dowman has been one of Arsenal\u2019s better players during their recent dip, but club legend Ray Parlour has warned his former side against starting him over Bukayo Saka.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNo, because you don\u2019t want to give him too much responsibility at 16 years old,\u201d Parlour told talkSPORT when asked whether Dowman should start over Saka.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: The damning Mikel Arteta stat that promises Arsenal\u2019s biggest bottle job yet<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve all been there. It\u2019s amazing. I think the only thing we could be celebrating is his GCSE results.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019s got them coming up, which is amazing, really, isn\u2019t it? 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