Why Arsenal interest in £86m Julian Alvarez is a transfer gamble worth taking

Matt Verri Mon, 26 January 2026 at 2:03 pm UTC·4 min read Six months on from the arrival of Viktor Gyokeres, Arsenal find themselves back in a familiar position. Signing Gyokeres for £64million from Sporting was supposed to be the win now option, the final piece in the jigsaw in getting Mikel Arteta's side over the line in a Premier League title instead.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Instead, the 27-year-old has only provided another puzzle for Arteta to solve, looking lost for much of his Arsenal career so far and below the level of his team-mates around him. LIVE BLOG: All the latest January transfer news and rumours It is no surprise, then, that the transfer talk has...