Gunners head coach Mikel Arteta last week finally landed his desired striker as Gyokeres joined in a deal worth around \u00a364million after two goal-laded seasons with Sporting in Portugal.<\/p>\n
Gyokeres is set to make his debut against Tottenham this week as Arsenal conclude their pre-season tour of Asia, and has been spending his first days getting to know his team-mates.<\/p>\n
Saliba already has experience playing against Gyokeres in last season\u2019s Champions League, and is confident the striker\u2019s goals will land Arsenal\u2019s first trophy in six years.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know how good he is, it\u2019s scary to play against him,\u201d Saliba told reporters. \u201cOf course, I\u2019m so happy to have him in my club and I\u2019m sure that he will help us to win games and win trophies.<\/p>\n
\u201c[He is scary] because when you face a striker who scores goals, you have to be focused! But now he\u2019s in our team and he will score for us, so that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n
\u201cEvery year is different. We have to learn from the last three seasons. Of course, we are lucky to have a chance to compete in the Premier League again to try to win.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mindset is to win the Premier League and we will give everything from the first game. We have a lot of new players and they will hopefully help us to win this league.\u201d<\/p>\n
Given the links to multiple strikers throughout the summer so far, it\u2019s no surprise that there\u2019s been plenty of online debate about whether or not Viktor Gyokeres was the right choice for Arsenal over someone like Benjamin Sesko.<\/p>\n
But from a player perspective, having faced Gyokeres in the Champions League last season, William Saliba admits the centre-forward is a scary opponent.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe know how good he is, it\u2019s scary to play against him,\u201d Saliba said. \u201cOf course, I\u2019m so happy to have him in my club and I\u2019m sure that he will help us to win games and win trophies.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201c[He is scary] because when you face a striker who scores goals, you have to be focused. But now he\u2019s in our team and he will score for us, so that\u2019s good.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur mindset is to win the Premier League and we will give everything from the first game. We have a lot of new players and they will hopefully help us to win this league.\u201d<\/p>\n
Former Arsenal player Chuba Akpom recently suggested he\u2019d prefer Gyokeres over Sesko, speaking before the Gunners began to advance on the signing.<\/p>\n
\u201cGyokeres, for me, and it\u2019s not even close to be honest,\u201d Akpom said. \u201cHonestly, it\u2019s subjective isn\u2019t it? You can talk about age with Sesko, but Gyokeres is ready now.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve played against him in the Championship, he took Coventry to the play-off finals basically alone, with one or two other players. And he\u2019s gone to Portugal and scored\u2026 what is it? I don\u2019t know how many goals, 50 goals in both seasons?<\/p>\n
\u201cIf Arsenal are looking for now, then it\u2019s Gyokeres.\u201d<\/p>\n
Gyokeres\u2019 goalscoring numbers are certainly intimidating, as no one scored more than him around Europe\u2019s major top-flight leagues last season.<\/p>\n
54 goals for Sporting and nine for Sweden meant the striker finished as top scorer in the Primeira Liga, the Taca da Liga, the Taca de Portugal, and the UEFA Nations League, and he also scored six Champions League goals despite only making six starts.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s no wonder opponents are intimidated by playing against the Swedish international.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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