Arsenal Transfer News: Mario Mandzukic Interest Reported, Latest Gunners Rumours

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to try to "lure" Mario Mandzukic from Juventus to the Emirates Stadium after the Croatian fell down the pecking order at the Old Lady following their big-money purchase of Gonzalo Higuain.According to Gazzetta World's Archie Vaughan Williams, Arsenal could potentially snap up Mandzukic for 20 million (16.9 million) if they can tempt him into forcing a move away from Juve.Per Williams, West Ham United and Watford are also interested in the 30-year-old striker, but Juventus still want to keep him in their strike department.Indeed, Gianluca Di Marzio's David Amoyal believes it is unlikely Juve will be prepared to let Mandzukic go this summer, with Simone Zaza much more likely to move on following Higuain's arrival:However, it seems possible that Mandzukic could agitate for a move away from the Serie A champions given that he has now likely dropped behind Higuain and Paulo Dybala in managerMassimiliano Allegri's thoughts.Conversely, should he move to Arsenal, he could well become the No. 1 option up front given Olivier Giroud's frustratinglyinconsistent performances.Arsenal need a new striker, with Bleacher Report's Sam Tighepreviouslysuggesting Alvaro Morata could provide the attributes lacking in the Gunners squad:The north London outfit recently had a 35 million (29.3 million) bid rejected for Lyon strikerAlexandre Lacazette and are likely going to have to break the bank to sign the Frenchman, per French football writer Matt Spiro:Given that Arsenal and manager Arsene Wenger are not prone to splashing out big money, Mandzukic may be seen as a good alternative option given his relatively low value.He has proved an effective striker at Juve, Atletico Madrid and Bayern Munich, although he is not a wildly prolific goalscorer having never netted more than 18 times in a league campaign, per WhoScored.com.Much of the criticism aimed at Giroud is that he does not score enoughhe has never returned more than 16 goals in a Premier League seasonand adding Mandzukic to the squad may simply exacerbate the Gunners' problem.However, if Arsenal are indeed eager to sign him, they could surely tempt him into moving to the Emirates, given that he will likely be afforded more first-team football than at Juve while still playing in the UEFA Champions League.
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