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title: "Arsenal: Jonathan David will join if a striker is sold"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Luke Seychell"
section: "Arsenal Football Club"
published: "2020-06-19T12:30:37Z"
modified: "2020-06-19T12:30:37Z"
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# Arsenal: Jonathan David will join if a striker is sold

**It seems like Mikel Arteta will have to make a big decision if he wants to bring Jonathan David to Arsenal, as the Canadian star will only join if room is made for him at the club.**

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The [Daily Express](https://www.express.co.uk/sport/football/1294874/Man-Utd-Arsenal-Transfer-News-Jonathan-David-Gossip-Latest) reported recently that Manchester United and Arsenal have increased their efforts to sign the forward currently playing in the Belgian First Division A for Gent.

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However now, according to the [The Telegraph](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/football/2020/06/17/eddie-nketiah-alexandre-lacazette-arsenal-managermikel-arteta/), David will only want to join the Gunners if room is made for him by selling either Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang or Alexandre Lacazette.

![](https://cdn.footballtransfertavern.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Verdict-500x300.png)

The Canadian has been on fire in Belgium, scoring 37 goals in 83 appearances, per [Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/533738). It is not just David’s goals that have caught the eye of the Premier League sides either, as he has averaged 2.1 shots and 1.1 successful dribbles per game, per [WhoScored.](https://www.whoscored.com/Players/383855/Show/Jonathan-David)

However, it is another question as to whether the player should be a replacement for one of the two Gunners stars in question. Between them, they have [24](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/13/Show/England-Arsenal) goals this campaign, and have been crucial to the club.

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But with Aubameyang’s future currently unknown as [rumours](https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-8422145/Mikel-Arteta-refusing-hope-Pierre-Emerick-Aubameyang-signing-new-Arsenal-contract.html) around his contract continue, it could be the ideal time to be thinking of a replacement. The Gabon international striker is now [31,](https://www.whoscored.com/Teams/13/Show/England-Arsenal) whilst Jonathan David is only [20,](https://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/jonathan-david/leistungsdatenverein/spieler/533738) so the Gent forward could become a future star at Arsenal.

Aubameyang is a huge influence at the Gunners, but Arteta will need to be thinking about his replacement sooner rather than later, and he might have to take a punt and let him go sooner rather than later if he is desperate to sign David.

***Gunners fans, would you be ok selling a striker for David? Comment below!***