Former Manchester United striker, Louis Saha, has expressed surprise over Arsenal’s acquisition of Viktor Gyokeres in the summer transfer window.
The Frenchman said the striker is ‘definitely not a skilful player’.
Since moving to the Emirates Stadium in the summer, Gyokeres has netted three times across his opening four Premier League games.
He joined Arsenal after his impressive display at Sporting CP with the Gunners paying as much as £55 million for the striker.
Saha believes that it would take time for the Sweden international to settle at the Emirates Stadium.
Saha told Flashscore, “I’m surprised in some way – because he is definitely not a skilful player.
“He has a direct profile that Arsenal are not well known for. It can work. Arsenal have not played as good football as we know them, that’s probably the way Mikel Arteta wants to play.
“Gyokeres is the solution for that. So I do think that the fans may look at things differently.
“They still have wingers who don’t cross the ball as much, so I’m a bit surprised.”
The Swede played 102 games for Sporting CP, scoring 97 goals across competitions