Sesko: Arsenal’s MARQUEE Signing!? 

Just to add: He’s not used to starting games regularly let alone as a lone-nine… this is defo a “project signing” IF it happens!

I really like this transfer because he shouldn’t have too much prsssure to begin with. He doesn’t have to start every game with him and Havertz both rotating, His potential is scary good!

Before Isaak was the Isaak we know now, he was a talented young La Liga striker bought for £63 million. Risks need to be taken

Im an Arsenal Fan from Germany. He struggled massively in the First half of the Season but then went Off the roof. I think in the future and maybe even now on his age and in the current market he would or will be a 100 m signing. If its the time to get him its now because of his "cheap" release clause

Pythagoras in Boots made a great point in his video on Sesko last year that Red Bull play their 4312 formation because they believe it's the best setup for enabling an effective press. The other great quality Sesko has is he's a defensive monster, pressing hard with great stamina and often makes many defensive clearances from corners.

When isak was coming from la liga with bad stats everyone said the same we have to take risks

Couldn’t help but laugh when he referenced Football Manager with a straight face😂😂😂

Genuinely i think he will be a brilliant signing...bought him ages ago on football manager...if Arteta guides him the way he does he will be elite this year or next just needs to be a bit more profilic...better money than spending on Osimhen i think...use this window to be smart and buy other key players...would love this window to have Sesko, Fofana from Monaco, Williams or Bakayoko as RW, Diomande or Hato and Steele GK (homegrown)...sell Nketiah, maybe Jesus, Partey, Viera, ESR, Nelson, Ramsdale (sad to say)

Marquee? No, he's a 20 year old project striker for £55m. He'll be under no pressure to lead the line for us immediately. He's a natural goal scorer in an era filled with strikers that can't finish, and is effectively an upgrade on Nketiah.

I'm actually not concerned about Sesko's weaknesses, because his strengths are so scary for opponents. You have to deal with him centrally, and that makes more space down the flanks. More space for Trossard, Martinelli, Saka, and our real marquée signing, Another RW.

Usually when a high volume of information suggests a player is arsenal bound and wants to join the club 6 weeks later we find out he has signed for Chelsea instead 😂 don’t ever believe anything until fabrizio confirms here we go.

I am not an expert on Sesko, but after watching this... we all are. Thanks James!

I would like this Signing a lot tbh he’s young,reasonable price and has So much potential Other options like Isak,Osimhen and Lautaro are too expensive,Watkins is a bit Old And I doubt Toney is the great striker ppl expect him to be.

Agree, football manager is a good tool to find the next wonderkids.

Smart signing if we get him not convinced with the strikers out there; Vlachovic inconsistent;Oshimen and Isak injury prone and Gyökeres its his first season getting goals;Watkins is good but very similar to Jesus;and Toney isn't good enough for Arsenal ;Sesko is raw but he got so much potential especially with Mikel there by 24 he would be world class;learning from Kai will benefit him

Good video James, thorough as ever with the statistics. I hope this transfer comes off and he doesn't end up going to Chelsea, City, Liverpool or United at the final minute.

Football manager hell yes I LOVE THAT GAME!

Arteta will make Sesko in to a good ST

You're selling me on Sesko. My only concern is his passing/link up play. Seems pretty fundamental for our CF's/ST's

When you consider the ST market, our depth in that position, and the relatively lower price tag (compared to other strikers named)...Lower price tag allows us to go after more signings.. I think this is a good deal. He doesn't need to be THAT guy right away..we can slowly integrate and develop him..However, a young player like him needs to play to develop so hopefully he can get up to speed quickly..I have concerns but in today's market, I'd probably take it

It's probably that rare combo of physical presence, pace and two-footed finishing that's sold us on him - everything else we can coach into him. Needs some work still - what 21yo doesn't? - but there's a lot there to work with. He could be almost every type of striker rolled into one if we get it right. And it leaves plenty for the winger we all want.

His xg Vs goals stats show he is a great finisher.

Sesko seems like a smart signing. We can beat anyone with Havertz upfront so we don’t need to immediately replace him. What we need is someone with incredible potential coming on as a sub or playing cup games.

With Havertz playing well up top.We don’t really need a 20+ goals a season number 9 urgently.Obviously that’s what we wanted but.With this guy being 20 with so much potential he doesn’t have to play much.We could develop him into a “20+goals”striker.It seems Artetas man to man coaching is brilliant so I’m happy about this transfer

Passing stats don't really bother me as long as those shooting and conversion stats look like there's one helluva finisher in there somewhere..... And that's all we need. Passing and pressing will all improve under the mikel arteta system

No pressure for sesko..because Havertz already settle in no 9 position..much more to learn for sesko..nice addition too and good potential.

Absolute, no-brainer as an Eddie upgrade. Im loving the physicality Arsenal has now.

Thanks for doing these vidoes James. Making me want to play FM again...

Fantastic video James. Congrats on surpassing 30k and the recent boost in traction :)

We are ready and locked in for this guy!

I like this one, his performance against liverpool last season was exceptional. I believe arteta will have him flying

such a nice well behaved young man talking about the Arsenal subbed from romania

Sesko is in the top 5 under 21 years old players, which have most goal actions in 2023/24 in all competitions. 1st Palmer 2nd Wirtz 3rd Bellingham 4th Williams and 5th Sesko I believe he could become a Marquee player at the next season in Arsenal

A number 8 and getting timber at lb will be 10x more important than a st mid and lb were such more of a worry this season

Şeşko is an Edin Dzeko regen

Sesko could bea great signing as i feel like he fits that Arteta type of build ( tall , strong , injury prone )

Yeah...Raw is the right conclusion...Do one on Zirkzee who happens to be top on my list of preferred forwards...His range of passing really excites me to a point where I believe he is a good coach away from replicating Kane's style of play in the forward role.

Good analysis and conclusion. Will follow as a solid source of well-reasoned comment. Thanks.

Don't mind him replacing Eddie. But how about getting players to get us over the line in any competition? Because obviously, the current one can't even reach a final. Rather prompt academy players instead of getting players "for the future" while there's no guarantee that they will stay for that "future" specially if the club is not winning.

We'll get a good look at Sesko when Slovenia play England in the Euros ☝🏾🤔💯🔥

If this signing is THE striker then it would be a massive mistake. We need a mature, developed striker who can hit the ground running next season. This boy looks good but it could take him a season or two to find his feet. We don’t have that time. We should go out hard to sign Isak. He would take us to that next level. Besides, we already have a Benjamin at the club: we can’t have two!

Kudus worth 85 and we could have had him for 45 last summer. Such a miss

the question is ,,,how many chances can the team create for the striker

it’s actually wonderful that we don’t have to stress all that much about having to “attract” a player these days.

Striker should be firing shots and not passing. He's a striker to score goals.

Makes sense if Havertz will be the main guy. A good replacement for Nketiah

I've bought Sesko and Yousouffa Moukoku in every FM since 21 playing as Arsenal and they've been killers.

Whoever Arteta signs I'm comfortable. He has shown us time and again that he knows better than us

Sesko is a project signing... so I see it as a positive that he has most of his experience in a 2-man attack as the 3-diamond-3 is the longterm formation of Arsenal. But for now, we need a forward that will bring an instant significant impact especially with his clinicality. If Sesko is signed that means he will be backup to Havertz and the star forward will have to be a LW. The way I see it: Mane-Saka Firmino-Havertz Salah- ?? Backup: Origi-Sesko

This transfer makes so much sense. Replaces Nketiah and raises the level. Allows us to spend heavily elsewhere I.E midfield and winger. Perfect signing

Also as a protégé to Kai the Bundesliga connection is very important, moving to a new country, language, and playing style

The good thing is we're not begging for goals so he'll have time to develop as a rotational player for cups and low block teams! Personally i favour Gyokeres who's played in the premiership before and has really refined his craft

I haven’t watched him just compilations on YT. He looks to have good movement and work rate. Certainly no finished article wouldn’t want to go more than 40 mil really.

We aren’t getting Isak, so I think Sesko is the best option this summer. His stats are quite impressive as James points out. The price point is right. Osimhen is actually overrated when you look at his stats. Gyokeres is older, and I’m not convinced he’s worth the money it would take to get him. Not a fan of Toney, and Watkins may be better the next 2-3 seasons, but the price for a player in his late 20s, not sure that’s smart business.

What's _NOT_ to like about Šeško? He's only 20 years old. He's 6'5" tall. Taller than even Havertz. He's fast. He's been clocked on the pitch faster than even Mbappe has been clocked. He can hold the ball up. He presses well when need to. And he's skilful too. And I've not even spoken about his goal scoring ability. He's scored goals equally well with both feet and he scores with his head too. He's been my No1 choice for a striker for sometime now and Arteta, the coaching staff and the Arsenal players will only make him better than he currently is. Plus he wants to come to Arsenal. I don't want Arsenal to sign someone who before signing had the attitude of, _"Arsenal. Meh! I dunno. I could do. Then I might stay."_ *#COYGsince66* EDIT - Happy B'day Šeško. So he's 21 now 8-))... But I've heard he's 6'5" tall. So has he shrunk by 1" in the last few days?

Actually feels like a city move buy a player who up and coming turn him into a world class player then possibly move him on as the team develops.

A new midfielder will be the marquee signing. Sesko is actually great value. 6ft5 with pace, power and ability to hit the ball cleanly and hold-up play and only 20yo for 45m? Sign him up now!

We want to win the prems next season so Isak is the striker we REALLY need as he’s used to the prems already & is a killer in front of goal. So he would likely hit the ground running just like Rice did in his first season with us. But Newcastle have tried to price Isak out of a move by slapping a £200million price tag on him! Sesko does seem like a very good alternative still! I trust Arts, Edu & the rest of the team now to make the right signings. COYG 😍

The last time we signed a player named Benjamin, it turned out well, so hopefully it will work

Love ye work James! 🤓👌🏼

Are we still in the “project” stage? I think he’s a massive risk and would only think it was a good signing if we can get him for like £30m. £50m for him would be like going into a casino and putting all your money on a number! A bit reckless

Viktor goykres. Havent said it right but that guy is the real deal hes the physicality n trickery with the ball. Arsenal should look into that

My priority signing for next season would be the French midfielder Fofana as replacement for Partey.

Unless Fabrizio Romano or David Ornstein shares any Arsenal transfer rumours, all this rumours about sesko, gyokeres, rashford, Bruno guimares, hato, Isak, and etc are unlikely to happen..

I enjoy these presentations so much James!

Given the choice id pick Isak i think we need a guarantee like Rice was slap 14 on his back and let him win those games when you know wer not going to score think the striker shouldn't be a project but if he comes il back him

Thanks James..was wishing for this video and it just came true

Fofana will be a beast. Suit the team better than most may think.

I would definitely sign him !!! He looks ace. He is a fox in the box and better all round than Jesus !! Havertz and him can rotate but we need cover for Saka and a DM !! I think we have enough defenders !!

He is a goal scorer like Haaland and Ronaldo. Dont worry about passing stats. If we sing him will be outstanding.

I think I'd rather get Gyokeres or Watkins, but I'd be pretty happy with this buy too. I still think we need a world-class LB and a midfielder should Partey leave. I would go for Alphonso Davies, one of Gyokeres/Watkins/Sesko, and Guimaraes, then obviously a whole bunch of sales.

Gyokeres would be my preference

For me this is exactly the type of signing we should make

Someone who Mikel and his coaching staff could mould and develop reasonably easily, and if we can get for £40-60mil if we develop well can sell on for theee times the price! 👌🏼🤓

shouldnt we be looking for a striker to help us win the league now rather than a project signing for 4 years? who knows how many of our current player will be in in 4 years

This video just convinces me that if we go with Sesko we need to get Gyökeres as well. They then battle for the 1 and 2 striker positions.

I feel like we shall sign him One problem is he is a secondary striker, which means Arteta will either have to change him or the formation which may make things complicated

We've watched this Arsenal attack break our goal scoring record 2 seasons in a row, we need a superstar midfielder..

I hope someone highjacks this deal, we need a finished article, enough of these projects, we need someone to get us over the line right now, otherwise we'll be talking about signing another striker next season when we go trophyless again.. I don't know why we always do this..

What about his pressing stats James? How does he compare to other forwards? Also does he cover alot of distance?

I think the signing suggests this would be more of an Nketiah upgrade, which indicates that Jesus will be staying. I like the signing as it's a genuine plan B option. Sesko has ability to score goals off the bench, something we have been lacking. However, If we do let Jesus go then I think we should go for Rashford. We will lose a bit of creativity in attack but i think he would be blistering on the counter attack in games away from home, another area that we have been lacking. He also isn't afraid to shoot unlike many of our players, Martinelli, Odegaard, Saka, Jesus all have a habit of doing too much around the box. Maybe we can compensate for a lack of creativity with the introduction of Nwaneri, into some games

sesko is a good signing. clear upgrade on eddie and has around 2 years to develop as understudy to kai

Arsenal should get him. He's at a good price and has huge potential.

if we are a serious club, and we want to win trophies, we must sign Viktor gyokeres, he is a monster

Before the fbref stats what info/app were you using to see his player profile? Wana learn more about players using more data sets

At the moment, he's more of a Haaland kind of player. Other than decent finishing, he needs to develop other aspects to be elite. He seems physically stronger than Kai Havertz. If he can develop his hold up play and rapport with the other front 4, he can make the role his. Our future Kane minus the curse.

He’s raw. If he comes to the Arsenal, he’ll cook

Sounds lovely but can't lie I'm not moved. Still keen on Gyokeres, Isak or Osimhen

Im sorry he is great but no. If you really want a striker then get osimhen if you dont, just forget about it we dont need it that much. Get leao whenever possible and our front is pretty much complete. Would much rather focus on the lcm this summer if the guys i mentioned are not available and just get a winger alternative(cheaper) for now.

My only take on him, is that i bought him to my Fiorentina FM save 2 years ago, and he bagged me 2 goals against Chelsea within the first 10 min so we ended up winning 2-1 and topped our group by 1 point to Chelsea as well ❤️🤍 He earned my respect, right then and there.

Great signing if we sell havertz. Basically a better version of havertz.

He’s perfect, I’ve been watching him for a bit more than two seasons now, obviously he still has things to work and sharpen such as his heading but he’s young and has all the prerequisites to be world class.

Is Viktor Gyokeres Arsenal are going for. Gyokeres agent has been seen looking at houses in London in the past few months. Odds also point out at a move for Viktor. Who is an established number 9.

I would love him and JOHAN BAKAYOKO. They would be amazing!

Have you considered the options he has to pass , when he gets the ball ? Arsenal might have more options and we play shorter passes.

It is a good signing for me, I can't wait to see him in our jersey

Hello James, Tom Canton has been following Šeško for a while have a chat with him.

Osimhen is the third best striker in the world. There isnt doubts about him. He had an off season because of injuries and a new manager

Do we only have 200million to spend due to FFP or it can still be added up from player sells?

I want viktor gyokeres