Arsenal consider move for Leverkusen's Kofane

Arsenal are considering a potential move for Bayer Leverkusen striker Christian Kofane as they look to bolster their attack. Despite a near-perfect start to the season, the Gunners have found themselves lacking firepower up front at times and heavily reliant on Kai Havertz as their focal point. Six of Arsenal's nine Premier League wins this term have been by a single-goal margin, highlighting goals as a potential area for improvement.

The 20-year-old has scored three goals in six appearances for Bayer Leverkusen this season in all competitions. However, his progress has been halted by a hamstring injury, which has kept the frontman out of action since October 10. Kofane's name will be a familiar one to Arsenal fans, having started in both legs against the Premier League champions last term as Leverkusen lost 3-1 on aggregate in the Champions League last-16.

In 2024, he moved to Spanish second-tier side Albacete from AS Nylon in Cameroon and scored eight goals in 20 LaLiga 2 games. Kofane's form was noticed by Leverkusen, who then signed the striker in July 2025. Since then, the striker has scored ten goals and provided a further nine assists in 50 appearances altogether for Leverkusen.

A lack of clinical finishing appeared to worry Mikel Arteta following the 1-0 home win over Hull, as he admitted his Arsenal side must improve. Arteta said his team needed to find ways to be more efficient and sometimes more pragmatic, adding that his feeling was they were trying to score a perfect goal against low blocks. He stated they needed to be much more chaotic and open the scoreline much earlier because that would change the course of the game.

Kofane isn't the only forward option to be linked with Arsenal in recent weeks, with the Gunners also reported to be considering a January move for Club Brugge striker Nicolo Tresoldi following his impressive goalscoring exploits. Tresoldi has fired in 14 goals in 17 games in all competitions this term, including a hat-trick in the Champions League against Inter Milan.