Andrea Berta sent tongues wagging after the Arsenal Sporting Director was pictured attending Sunday’s game between Galatasaray and Fenerbahce.
The Italian oversaw an unprecedented summer of spending ahead of the current season which saw the Gunners focus, in the main, on bolstering their attack.
Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres arrived at the Emirates Stadium for a combinded total of over £200million but that trio have impressed only sporadically.
The form of England international Eze has improved dramatically over the course of the last month, but his fellow new recruits have struggled to make telling impacts.
Madueke has scored just two Premier League goals all season and has struggled to provide effective cover for the injured Bukayo Saka.
Gyokeres, meanwhile, has scored 18 goals in all competition since joining from Sporting Lisbon but his record against elite opposition has been hugely disappointing.
Indeed, with no goals against a big six opponent, Mikel Arteta opted to restore Kai Havertz to the starting line-up and drop Gyokeres to the bench for each of Arsenal last two games.
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With that in mind Arsenal are, according to Turkish journalist t Serkan Korkmaz, studying the feasibility of a move for Galatasaray’s Victor Osimhen.
The Nigeria international has hit 20 goals in all competitions this season and has been settled in Turkey where he earns a staggering €21 million per year.
A move to the Premier League has been on the card for some time, however, with Chelsea and Manchester United both having been linked with a move for the 27-year-old who enjoyed prolific spells at Lille and Napoli earlier in his career.
According to AS, meanwhile, Berta, who watched Osimhen score in a 3-0 win, also has his eye on two other Galatasaray first team stars.
Versatile forward Barıs Alper Yilmaz, who is also capable of playing at full-back, was discussed during talks on Sunday as well as goalkeeper Ugurcan Cakir.
David Raya has enjoyed another outstanding campaign and remains the club’s undisputed No.1.
Arteta was, however, keen to pursue a move for Joan Garcia before he opted to join Barcelona.
Kepa Arrizabalaga was eventually signed to play the role of back-up but Cakir would add a further level of competition.
The 30-year-old joined Galatasaray from Trabzonspor for a record fee of €30.5million last summer and is also wanted by Bayern Munich.