BREAKING NEWS LIVE ‼️Havertz set for Arsenal role change with £85.5m Benjamin Sesko arrival

Kai Havertz set for Arsenal role change with £85.5m Benjamin Sesko arrival

Sesko making the move to the Emirates Stadium could force Mikel Arteta into a rethink

Kai Havertz following Arsenal’s clash against Newcastle United

Kai Havertz could find himself taking on something of a role change at Arsenal next season if Benjamin Sesko arrives at the club.

In fact it could see Mikel Arteta change his approach completely at the Emirates Stadium.

Sesko could be the man to arrive in north London, although the Gunners remain in negotiations with the player and club RB Leipzig over a deal.

Personal terms were initially understood to have been agreed verbally with the player, with the terms of the fee needing to be ironed out, but fresh reports suggest the Gunners are becoming frustrated with the Slovenian’s wage demands and could look elsewhere as a result.

Sesko had looked set to be the one Arsenal turned to to solve their striker crisis and the transfer may well still happen for a fee anywhere between £68.5million and £85.5million.

But if he does sign Arsenal may well be best served changing their approach.

Under Arteta, the Gunners have regularly set out in a 4-3-3 formation, with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli the chosen pair to support the lone striker. That has been Havertz in the past two seasons, with Jesus, Merino and Trossard played through the middle too.

At Leipzig, Sesko was often played in a two up top situation, alongside Lois Openda, with the duo building up a strong partnership.

Havertz is more than capable of playing in a two up front formation, but that would mean Saka and Martinelli dropping back slightly into a midfield four.

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A new forward has been critical for some time now, with Mikel Merino having to play up top as a makeshift striker last season in the absence of the injured Havertz and Gabriel Jesus highlighting the need for reinforcements.

Sesko could be the man to arrive in north London, although the Gunners remain in negotiations with the player and club RB Leipzig over a deal.

Personal terms were initially understood to have been agreed verbally with the player, with the terms of the fee needing to be ironed out, but fresh reports suggest the Gunners are becoming frustrated with the Slovenian’s wage demands and could look elsewhere as a result.

Sesko had looked set to be the one Arsenal turned to to solve their striker crisis and the transfer may well still happen for a fee anywhere between £68.5million and £85.5million.

But if he does sign Arsenal may well be best served changing their approach.

Under Arteta, the Gunners have regularly set out in a 4-3-3 formation, with Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli the chosen pair to support the lone striker. That has been Havertz in the past two seasons, with Jesus, Merino and Trossard played through the middle too.

At Leipzig, Sesko was often played in a two up top situation, alongside Lois Openda, with the duo building up a strong partnership.

Havertz is more than capable of playing in a two up front formation, but that would mean Saka and Martinelli dropping back slightly into a midfield four.