Arsenal have been monitoring Bayer Leverkusen striker Christian Kofane as they look at potential forward options to add to their ranks.
The 20-year-old striker is currently out with a hamstring injury but has scored three goals in six games in all competitions this season for the German side.
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The forward will be familiar to Gunners fans as he was part of the Leverkusen team that played against Arsenal in the Champions League last season with Mikel Arteta’s side winning 3-1 on aggregate in the last-16 stage.
Arsenal wanted to sign a forward in the last transfer window and were unsuccessful in their attempts to bring in Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jnr and Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, while they also had an interest in Morgan Rogers before the England international joined Chelsea.
Kofane has had a fast rise, moving from AS Nylon in Cameroon to Albacete in 2024 where he scored eight goals in 20 games in La Liga 2.
That scoring form saw him noticed by Leverkusen where he signed in July 2025.
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Since the move, the Cameroon international has scored 10 goals and registered nine assists in 50 games for Leverkusen in all competitions.
Arsenal have had an excellent start to this season, winning nine of their 10 Premier League games.
However, the Gunners’ attacking play has been questioned with Kai Havertz, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka the top scorers in the league with three goals each.
Six of Arsenal’s wins in the league have been by a single-goal margin and first choice forward Havertz has been caught offside 15 times this season – the most in the Premier League.
Arsenal also have Viktor Gyokeres in their squad but the Swedish international, who scored 21 goals in all competitions during the last campaign, has been second choice to Havertz this season and has started just once in the league.
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Arteta said after the 1-0 win over Hull that his side need to be more “efficient” when through on goal and that he feels his players are “trying to score a perfect goal” against teams that defend in a low block.
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