Arsenal growing frustrated with Benjamin Sesko over wage demands as striker transfer search hits the rocks

ARSENAL are growing frustrated with Benjamin Sesko over the RB Leipzig striker's wage demands.
And the Gunners are facing a double transfer blow — with
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Mikel Arteta's striker search has hit a stumbling block
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Benjamin Sesko's wage demands are too high for the Gunners
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Arsenal remain interested in Viktor Gyokeres should they fail to land Sesko
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Arteta wants Slovenia ace Sesko, 22, to be his big summer splash and the Gunners will pay the £70million asking price.
But insiders reveal that the Sesko camp are looking for a contract much higher than they plan to pay and that may force a change of direction.
Gyokeres, 27, is Arsenal's alternative and they do not want to lose out on the Swede, who is already realising he is not first choice.
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Gyokeres wants to come to the Premier League and Sporting Lisbon will sell — but
The Gunners are facing defeat in their pursuit of
Guehi wants regular first-team football and assurances from Arteta that he will get it in the North London team.
But
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Marc Guehi is willing to turn down Arsenal amid concerns over playing time
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