Arsenal are exploring the possibility of including Viktor Gyokeres in their attempts to sign Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Gunners were crowned champions last season as Mikel Arteta guided his side to their first Premier League title win in 22 years.<\/p>\n
Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta now face the task of improving a side that won the league and reached the Champions League final, where they lost to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties.<\/p>\n
Many observers picked out the Gunners\u2019 attack as one area for improvement and left-wing and centre-forward seem to be the positions Arsenal<\/a> are looking to improve on.<\/p>\n Morgan Rogers remains their top target for the left-side of their attack with Leandro Trossard closing in on a transfer to Turkish side Besiktas this summer, while PSG\u2019s Bradley Barcola is their second choice.<\/p>\n Atletico Madrid star Alvarez is their dream target up front but the main obstacle in the deal is that the Argentina international has been prioritising a move to Barcelona.<\/p>\n READ: European club anticipate Arsenal offer for their best player after Trossard sale<\/a><\/p>\n Over the weekend, Fabrizio Romano insisted that Barcelona are still keen to sign Alvarez despite bringing Borussia Dortmund forward Karim Adeyemi to the Camp Nou.<\/p>\n Romano said on his YouTube channel: \u201cEven signing Karim Adeyemi, who will be in Barcelona [next] Wednesday, is not going to impact the deal for Julian Alvarez.<\/p>\n \u201cThey (Barcelona) still want to sign Julian, they will still go all-in for Julian Alvarez. [But] then, Atletico Madrid do not want to sell to Barcelona so the situation remains tense between the two clubs, we will have to see what happens.\u201d<\/p>\n And our friends at TEAMtalk also revealed that<\/a> Atletico Madrid had given a \u2018green light\u2019 for Arsenal to sign Alvarez but the Spanish side are still demanding \u20ac150m (\u00a3130m) for the Argentinian.<\/p>\n Atletico Madrid \u2018have made it clear to Julian Alvarez\u2019s camp that they are prepared to sanction a move to Arsenal this summer\u2019.<\/p>\n TEAMtalk added earlier this week: \u2018That has not stopped Arsenal from pushing. Sporting director Andrea Berta has held direct talks with Alvarez, and we understand that the striker would be open to the prospect of moving to the Premier League.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal react to Leandro Trossard exit agreement by making \u2018official contact\u2019 for Greece star<\/a><\/p>\n \u2018It is that willingness which continues to encourage Arsenal, who know they would have little difficulty reaching an agreement with Atletico Madrid should the player decide to look beyond Spain.\u2019<\/p>\n Gyokeres swap on the cards for Arsenal?<\/p>\n