It is going to be all systems go at Arsenal very soon.

The Gunners have not made a single signing as yet in the summer transfer window, but that is all about to change. Kepa Arrizabalaga will join the club from Chelsea in a £5million deal, with Martin Zubimendi also arriving for £55million from Real Sociedad.

Christian Norgaard is also expected to make the move to the Emirates Stadium, with a deal worth £10million plus £5million in add-ons agreed with Brentford for the Dane, who was also linked with Tottenham.

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All three new signings could be announced as early as next week, replacing key players in manager Mikel Arteta's squad.

Keeper Neto returned to parent club Bournemouth after his season-long loan spell at the Emirates Stadium, while midfielder Jorginho has departed for Flamengo following the end of his contract and fellow midfielder Thomas Partey looks set to leave too, with his contract also ending and no breakthrough in talks over a new deal.

That would mean Arsenal have replaced like for like on three players and not actually added any additional strength in depth to the squad.

And while they are all good signings for the Gunners, there is one glaring hole that remains in the squad - the striker.

Ask any Arsenal supporter at the end of the 2024/25 season who they wanted to sign first in the summer transfer window and they might not have given you an exact name but 90% or more would have said a forward.

Injuries to Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus in the second half of the season cost Arsenal dearly in the Premier League title race and there is a necessity to rectify the issue with a big-name transfer this summer.

Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres are the two names that have been most heavily linked with a move to the red half of north London, but as of yet there is no breakthrough in talks over a deal for either player.

Both are likely to cost in the region of £70million or more and sporting director Andrea Berta alongside Arteta will need to make a decision over which one they want to focus on. The Gunners travel out to Asia for their pre-season tour on July 19 and would like to have new signings through the door by then.

Signing a striker will be the most important decision the duo make this summer, with plenty of weight on the new player's shoulders come the start of the 2025/26 season.

What is clear is that Arsenal cannot afford to go into the new campaign without a new forward on the books. They should have signed someone in the last summer transfer window and also had the opportunity to do so in January, with a bid rejected for Ollie Watkins.

Replacing a goalkeeper and two midfielders is good business; adding a striker could be the difference between finishing second for the fourth year in a row and taking that massive step to lifting the Premier League crown.