Arsenal suffer double transfer blow with Milan ‘closing in’ on striker as teenager snubs Gunners

Arsenal are set to miss out on Bologna striker Joshua Zirkzee, who is closing in on a move to Serie A giants AC Milan, according to reports.

The Gunners have been strongly linked with Zirkzee this year, with Mikel Arteta reportedly looking to add a new No. 9 this summer.

Bringing in a world-class striker was a top priority before Kai Havertz proved his worth as a No. 9 in the second half of 2023/24.

This has relieved some pressure on manager Arteta, who can now spend the majority of his budget on improving in midfield, rather than spending £100million+ on someone like Alexander Isak (Newcastle United), Ollie Watkins (Aston Villa) or Victor Osimhen (Napoli).

Instead, Arsenal have reportedly been looking at younger players with the potential to become wo…