Go Get Suarez, Giroud tells Arsenal

Giroud wants competition at Arsenal! by Ash Arsenal had a very productive summer in the end with the signings of Mesut Ozil and Emiliano Viviano being completed on transfer deadline day, and then the signings of young striker Yaya Sanogo, and ex- Gunner Mathieu Flamini also arriving earlier in the summer. But one area of the pitch Arsenal largely failed to strengthen in was in attack, and with the window now closed we have been left with just one main central striker at our helm. Olivier Giroud is that very man and he has had a fantastic start to the season with 5 goals so far this season, 4 of which have been in the league, however with recent concerns over his fitness, its put our squad shortage into perspective as we now realise even more so that we need another striker. Over the course of the summer we were linked with several big name strikers, with the likes of Wayne Rooney, Gonzalo Higuain, Karim Benzema and Luis Suarez all on our radar at some point. And it’s the latter name there that seemed to gather the most attention, in a transfer saga that lasted at least a month. Of course the deal never same off however one man that was particularly disappointed with that news was Arsenal player Olivier Giroud himself, according to a report in The Mirror. The French striker said, “When the name of Suarez was circulating, I honestly thought it was a good thing for the team. We would’ve complemented each other. Suarez can also play out wide. We would have been in direct competition because he is a pure central striker. Of course, at the time, it would have bothered me a bit but I was not afraid of competition.” Despite Suarez’s past, at one point every single Arsenal fan considered what it could have been like having Suarez in an Arsenal shirt. The deal never came off and although nobody was really too disappointed, it meant that yet another target had been lost and ultimately it could have been that deal stalling which caused problems over Higuain. There have been some reports that Arsenal may return for Suarez in January, and although I think this is highly unlikely, with just Walcott and Podolski in the background before we reach the likes of Bendtner, Akpom and Sanogo, I think it’s vital we sign another striker in the next window.