Former Arsenal centre forward Kevin Campbell believes the club need to make two more signings this summer, once they complete a move for Gabriel Jesus.
Jesus' five-year signing will be announced by Arsenal on Friday, in what is a £45 million deal from Premier League rivals Manchester City.
Arsenal have already completed moves for goalkeeper Matt Turner, winger Marquinhos and attacking midfielder Fabio Vieira.
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Campbell, however, believes that Arsenal's transfer business cannot be done there.
“They’ve got to fix the midfield, it needs more goals, it needs more creativity, hence Tielemans,” he said to talkSPORT.
“I still think Arsenal need an alternative striker, a big striker, someone who, when teams bank up and it’s not going so well, someone who you could fire crosses in and he can get on the end of it.
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“I think Arsenal have missed that change of alternative in the set up and the flexibility of Jesus as well means he could start as a nine or he can play wide, he’s comfortable anywhere.”
Arsenal appear to have cooled their interest in signing Tielemans as it's reported Mikel Arteta and Edu believe they can secure his signing in January for a much cheaper price, with the player's Leicester City contract coming to an end next summer.
Leicester reportedly want upwards of £35 million if he were to leave the club in the summer of 2022.
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The Gunners have reportedly turned their interest to the signing of Ajax defender Lisandro Martinez, making three bids to sign the player while it's believed that he could prefer a move to Manchester United under his former manager Erik ten Hag.
United are yet to make firm their interest in the player, however.
It's unlikely Arsenal will move for another striker after signing Jesus, with Eddie Nketiah already signing a bumper new contract, it's likely he will provide the second option to Arteta.
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Meanwhile, a move for Leeds United winger Raphinha appears to be dead in the water, with the player preferring a move to Barcelona.
Topics: Arsenal, Gabriel Jesus, Mikel Arteta, Transfers, Youri Tielemans, Manchester United, Lisandro Martinez
Adam Hamdani