striker

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Arsenal are keen to recruit a midfielder, left-winger and striker, but we should expect a sharper focus on outgoings after last year's £250m splurge.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

Led by a hulking Norwegian striker named Erling Haaland, City finally conquered Europe in 2023 and gave Guardiola his first Champions League title since his days coaching Lionel Messi at Barcelona.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 19, 2026

His influence in an attitude shift towards how the club recruited players is illustrated in the £64m signing of striker Viktor Gyokeres.

From BBC • May 19, 2026

The two-cap striker - who last played for Scotland in 2022 - has the play-off final to look forward to where he will come up against a fellow World Cup wannabe in Oli McBurnie.

From BBC • May 18, 2026

I jump and drop the flint and striker to the ground, barely keeping hold of the tinder.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir