{"id":135467,"date":"2024-10-24T21:07:07","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T20:07:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/epl-pure-striker-sagna-on-player-arsenal-should-sign"},"modified":"2024-10-24T22:10:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:10:13","slug":"epl-pure-striker-sagna-on-player-arsenal-should-sign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sport\/epl-pure-striker-sagna-on-player-arsenal-should-sign","title":{"rendered":"EPL: Pure striker \u2013 Sagna on player Arsenal should sign"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has called on his old club to sign Swedish forward Viktor Gyokeres.<\/p>\n<p>The Frenchman described Gyokeres as a pure striker, adding that he is an amazing player.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking recently to Metro on behalf of Paddy Power, Sagna said: \u201cI\u2019d like to see Arsenal go for Viktor Gyokeres\u2014he\u2019s amazing. 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