Sky Sports pundit Paul Merson has urged Arsenal to break the bank to sign Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak before the end of the January transfer window despite the recent form of Gabriel

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Paul Merson has urged Arsenal to ‘break the bank’ for Alexander Isak before the January transfer deadline, hailing the Newcastle forward as ‘the best in the business’.

Arsenal legend Paul Merson has urged the club to “break the bank” for Newcastle striker Alexander Isak. Despite Gabriel Jesus’ return to fine form in recent weeks, Merson believes Isak would “take Arsenal to the next level.