In our previous post we spoke about Mourinho's preference for a main goalscorer in his team, and other than the exceptional Cristiano Ronaldo, this is usually means dominant centre forward - see "Mourinho loves a goalscorer". Cavaini fits this bill and we hope Chelsea can snag his signature ahead of Real Madrid - he'd certainly add some competition for Van Persie in the FPL elite striker bracket.
The other player to interest us is Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain. With 20 goals in 32 caps for Argentina and 111 goals from 207 appearances for Real Madrid over the last 5 seasons his name on the Arsenal team sheet will go a long way to boost Arsenal's firepower.
The Gunners are yet tp replace Van Persie's goals. Wegner's 2011/12's summer signing of Olivier Giroud, initially priced at £9m in FPL, didn't quite live up to the demands of the role, scoring 11 goals from 107 shots, 38 on target. Shot to goal conversion rates of 10% and 28% considerably below the league average for the centre forward position. Arsenal's other summer signing of Lukas Podolski, also priced at £9m, performed much better statistically but struggled to hold down a place in the starting XI.
A new centre forward would only need to perform to average to secure 15+ goals for Arsenal. A real quality forward such as Higuain could easily bag 20+ goals plus assists and with a price tag around £10m he would prove a tremendous asset. essentially replicating Suarez's output last season for a similar starting price (£9.5m).
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