Transfer window watch: The strikers top London clubs are chasing this summer
The transfer window is set to fling its doors open across Europe at the start of July, and the stage is set for what could be the biggest spending summer football has seen.
Whilst the Chinese game has already shown off its financial muscle it is the Premier League, and London in particular, that seems set to be at the heart of the summer market.
All of the capital’s top sides have one position at the top of their wishlist as they look to conclude business before August 31 but, as Arsene Wenger has consistently warned over the past years, a top striker can be hard to come by.
A host of names are already on the radar of top clubs, with the futures of Michy Batshuayi, Alexandre Lacazette, Alvaro Morata and Romelu Lukaku all making headlines months before the window has opened. And their prices have skyrocketed.
Batshuayi seems set to join Chelsea for £33.1million, a relative bargain for the Blues in comparison to another names. Want to sign Morata from Real Madrid? That’ll be £57m. Lukaku? £65m.
So where might Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham and Crystal Palace be spending their money over the coming months? Scroll through Standard Sport’s gallery above to find out...
ArticleWindow watch: The strikers top London clubs are chasing this summerArsenalChelsea F.c.Tottenham HotspurWest Ham UnitedCrystal PalaceTransfer windowTransfer window watch: The strikers Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham and Crystal Palace are chasingEurope's most in-demand forwards
Europe's most in-demand forwards
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1/18 Michy Batshuayi
Club: Marseille
DOB: 2/10/93
Appearances(2015/16): 50
Goals (2015/16): 23
Value (Transfermarkt): £11.25m
Confirmed target: Chelsea, Crystal Palace, West Ham, Tottenham, JuventusEMMANUEL DUNAND/AFP/Getty Images
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2/18 Alexandre Lacazette
Club: Lyon
DOB: 28/5/91
Appearances(2015/16): 44
Goals (2015/16): 23
Value (Transfermarkt): £22.5m
Confirmed target: Tottenham, West Ham
Rumoured target: Arsenal -
3/18 Gonzalo Higuain
Club: Napoli
DOB: 10/12/87
Appearances(2015/16): 42
Goals (2015/16): 38
Value (Transfermarkt): £45m
Confirmed target: Arsenal, ChelseaCARLO HERMANN/AFP/Getty Images
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4/18 Christian Benteke
Club: Liverpool
DOB: 3/12/90
Appearances(2015/16): 42
Goals (2015/16): 10
Value (Transfermarkt): £20.25m
Confirmed target: West Ham
Rumoured target: ChelseaJohn Powell/Liverpool FC via Getty Images
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5/18 Henrikh Mkhitaryan
Club: Borussia Dortmund
DOB: 21/1/89
Appearances(2015/16): 52
Goals (2015/16): 23
Value (Transfermarkt): £22.5m
Confirmed target: Manchester United, ArsenalBoris Streubel/Bongarts/Getty Images
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6/18 Romelu Lukaku
Club: Everton
DOB: 13/5/93
Appearances(2015/16): 46
Goals (2015/16): 25
Value (Transfermarkt): £30m
Confirmed target: Chelsea
Rumoured target: AC Milan(BEN STANSALL/AFP/Getty Images)
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7/18 Alvaro Morata
Club: Real Madrid
DOB: 23/10/92
Appearances(2015/16): 47
Goals (2015/16): 12
Value (Transfermarkt): £22.5m
Confirmed target: Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester UnitedREMY GABALDA/AFP/Getty Images
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8/18 Vincent Janssen
Club: AZ Alkmaar
DOB: 15/6/94
Appearances(2015/16): 49
Goals (2015/16): 32
Value (Transfermarkt): £4.5m
Confirmed target: Tottenham
Rumoured target: ArsenalJohannes Simon/Bongarts/Getty Images
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9/18 Saido Berahino
Club: West Brom
DOB: 4/8/93
Appearances(2015/16): 37
Goals (2015/16): 9
Value (Transfermarkt): £11.25m
Confirmed target: Tottenham, Stoke
Rumoured target: West HamJan Kruger/Getty Images
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10/18 Theo Walcott
Club: Arsenal
DOB: 16/3/89
Appearances(2015/16): 42
Goals (2015/16): 9
Value (Transfermarkt): £18.75m
Confirmed target: West Ham
Rumoured target: Liverpool -
11/18 Alexis Sanchez
Club: Arsenal
DOB: 19/10/88
Appearances(2015/16): 41
Goals (2015/16): 17
Value (Transfermarkt): £41.25m
Confirmed target: JuventusMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images
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12/18 Carlos Bacca
Club: AC Milan
DOB: 8/9/86
Appearances(2015/16): 43
Goals (2015/16): 20
Value (Transfermarkt): £18.75m
Confirmed target: West Ham -
13/18 Gabriel Barbosa
Club: Santos
DOB: 30/8/96
Appearances(2015): 30
Goals (2015): 10
Value (Transfermarkt): £11.25m
Rumoured target: ArsenalJEFFERSON BERNARDES/AFP/Getty Images
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14/18 Troy Deeney
Club: Watford
DOB: 29/6/88
Appearances(2015/16): 43
Goals (2015/16): 15
Value (Transfermarkt): £6.75m
Confirmed target: Leicester -
15/18 Jamie Vardy
Club: Leicester City
DOB: 11/1/87
Appearances(2015/16): 38
Goals (2015/16): 24
Value (Transfermarkt): £13.5m
Confirmed target: Arsenal, West HamAFP/Getty Images
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16/18 Mauro Icardi
Club: Inter Milan
DOB: 19/2/93
Appearances(2015/16): 34
Goals (2015/16): 16
Value (Transfermarkt): £24m
Confirmed target: ChelseaMarco Luzzan
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17/18 Mario Gomez
Club: Fiorentina (spent 2015/16 on loan at Besiktas)
DOB: 10/7/85
Appearances(2015/16): 41
Goals (2015/16): 28
Value (Transfermarkt): £9m
Rumoured target: West HamPATRIK STOLLARZ/AFP/Getty Images
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18/18 Takuma Asano
Club: Sanfrecce Hiroshima
DOB: 10/11/94
Appearances(2016): 19
Goals (2016): 7
Value (Transfermarkt): £900k
Rumoured target: ArsenalAtsushi Tomura/Getty Images
With Arsenal, Chelsea, Tottenham, West Ham and Crystal Palace all looking for a new forward Standard Sport runs you through the players set to dominate the headlines in the coming months
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