Topics: Arsenal, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus, Football
Arsenal have been told TWO players are going to cost them the Premier League title once again ahead of the new season.
Arsenal have finished runners-up to Manchester City in the past two Premier League seasons.
In the 2022/23 campaign, Arsenal amassed 84 points as they trailed Man City by five points.
Last season, Mikel Arteta's side closed the gap on Pep Guardiola's team as just two points separated them at the top.
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The Gunners, who are set to recruit Euro 2024 star Riccardo Calafiori this summer, are primed to go head-to-head with the Blues once again next season.
But Shaka Hislop has questioned Arsenal's attack, highlighting Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
The former West Ham United and Portsmouth goalkeeper believes Havertz and Jesus could cost them the title next season and urged Arteta to reinforce his forward options.
"Defence isn’t the first thing you think of when you think Arsenal need to improve," he said.
"But it does really come down to Arsenal’s attacking options. Whilst Havertz, at times, popped up at key moments, key games with goals. I am just not sold on Havertz as a striker to lead a team to win the Premier League. I feel the same about Gabriel Jesus, who I felt started wonderfully well when he first joined Arsenal."
Hislop added: "There is still that department to be addressed. Arteta is right, margins are really thin, especially when you consider just how good Manchester City continue to be."
Havertz, who joined the club from Chelsea for £65 million last summer, made 37 league appearances, scoring 13 goals.
As for Jesus, he scored just four league goals in 27 matches.
Brentford's Ivan Toney and Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres have been linked with a move to the Emirates ahead of the new season.
Whether Arteta snaps up a forward this summer remains to be seen.
