Thread by @nonewthing

I know I once called out at Arteta to 'throw the bag' at him but upon further study, I am reviewing my opinion of Aleksander Isak.

For the rumored price it would
take to take to get him out of Real Sociedad, it is not worth it.

He needs to go up about two levels for it to be worth it.

He could do it with us but that would not be the best use of time and resources.

He'd be an upgrade on Lacazette but only very marginally so.

The likes of Tammy Abraham and Victor Osimhen have so much over Isak.

Take for instance the fact that Isak is not a killer striker—his ballstriking, box play, positioning, desire to score goals, etc do not inspire fear. You could let him lose around 18-yard boxes and the opposition have a feeling of safety—something you'd never get with a top CF.

Almost every single option on the market for us will score more goals for us than Isak. Vlahovic may not seem to have much else about him but he's mastered box CF play, which means he will simply always score goals by a significant default amount.

With someone like Tammy, you

are getting the next killer CF. Tammy Abraham has completely mastered how to play as a striker in the box. No wonder we retained strong interest in him during the window.

In any case, Isak's linkup, while being really good is not special enough. All that Isak stands for at 22 is

potential. Can he put it all together? Maybe. Has he shown enough just yet to justify spending Ben White money?

BIG NO.

No reason why we should when far more accomplished CFs in Osimhen and Abraham exist for around the same price range.

If we can't get either, then prioritize

one of Martinelli, TJJ or Folarin as our next striker. Martinelli has almost mastered box CF play at 20 already, just needs more experience there.

Spend that striker money elsewhere, then. I don't want us spending more than 35 million euros on Isak if nothing changes about him.

Basically, Isak is good enough for Arsenal outside of the box but not inside it. Not a good thing. Someone like Osimhen or Tammy bring similar things outside of the box and a huge amount of quality inside it (Tammy is better than Osimhen here, too).

And for all of Isak's height,

mobility and technique, the on pitch value he has over Dusan Vlahovic is marginal at best, perhaps even equal.

If he comes to Arsenal right now, he will be a slightly better version of Alexandre Lacazette. 15-17 goals a season. For that price?

At some point, with CFs, technical

advantages enter a diminishing return spectrum.

You don't need the most outstanding technique to be good enough at CL as a striker, you just need to be reliable. And when you bring so many other qualities, it gets even less important.

22-year-old Lukaku vs 22-year-old Isak.