Ollie Watkins, Kai Havertz, and Rafael Leao (Photo by Molly Darlington, Stu Forster, Marco Luzzani/Getty Images)
Arsenal have been dealt the huge blow of losing Kai Havertz to injury and they’ll now be on the hunt for a new striker.
The Germany international has been a key player for the Gunners since joining from Chelsea, but it’s fair to say he’s also proven a little injury prone in recent times.
Havertz ended up missing much of last season and only recently returned to full fitness, though he’s now facing a spell out again, according to the Athletic.
This has led to Arsenal fans calling for the club to move for some top attacking players, with names like Rafael Leao, Ollie Watkins and Ademola Lookman coming up.
Arsenal fans call for signings to replace injured Kai Havertz
See below for some reactions to this major piece of Arsenal news
Between leao…Eze…Rodrygo…lookman….leao my first choice…..but i have a hunch it’s Jackson…#Arsenal
— Charley AFC (@CharlesNzeh) August 20, 2025
Hojlund or jackson
— yuga (@yuga69x) August 20, 2025
EZE, Semeneyo, Isak, Lookman
— Zahid Hasan (@HasanZahid24) August 20, 2025
He’s gonna sign jackson
— Ansem Edet (@ansem_edet) August 20, 2025
Arsenal fans have thrown a lot of big names out there, but so far there doesn’t seem to be much indication of a marquee signing.
In fact, a lot of Arsenal fans seem pretty pessimistic and think their club will just end up landing Chelsea misfit Nicolas Jackson.
Arsenal signed Noni Madueke and Kepa Arrizabalaga from Chelsea already this summer, and have a recent history of signing their unwanted players.
Arsenal have also just given Leandro Trossard a new contract with improved pay, and that might be to convince him not to leave while Havertz is out injured.
Arsenal’s summer so far
Despite the doom and gloom at the moment, Arsenal have actually had a very good window, bringing in exciting talents like Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokeres.
Kepa and Madueke should also be decent squad players, as should Christian Norgaard and Cristhian Mosquera.
Still, most AFC supporters will feel there’s room for one more signing in attack, and that was arguably the case even before Havertz’s injury.
It might require sales first, however, with Arsenal yet to shift deadwood like Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko, and Reiss Nelson.
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