Anelka and Tevez out....anyone left for Arsenal?

Word out of Bolton is that "The Great Sulk" Anelka has turned down both Valencia and Arsenal to sign on at the Reebok for one more season. With the news that Tevez is all but signed for Manchester United, where does this leave the giant void at striker for Arsenal?

It would appear that we will not see the image on the right at Emirates any time this season. After the charitable gift to Barcelona this off season in the form of Titi Henry, Wenger has a huge void up front to fill. Granted he has some good talent - Van Persie (who was starting to emerge as a real threat before injury last season), Adebayour, Walcott, and newly signed Da Silva. However Arsenal is lacking the 15 - 20 goal scoring threat that any team looking for silverware needs to have in its repertoire. Even with Henry, Arsenal struggled last season to truly challenge Manchester United and Chelsea in the championship run (head to head they still held their own).

With the off season additions at the other "big three" - Torres at Liverpool - Nani, Anderson, Hargreaves and potentially Tevez at Manchester United - Sidwell, Ben Haim and apparently Malouda to Chelsea, push Arsenal back with regards to the battle for talent. Even Tottenham signed the much hyped Bale to reinforce their effective.

Arsenal need to find someone to shore up their offensive punch, and need to do so soon. Some might argue, well they let Vieira go and did not miss a beat with Cesc. How much silverware have Arsenal won without Pat Vieira? While I have been an advocate for allowing Titi move on, I did so with the caveat of adding another experienced world class striker to fill the void, say Samuel Eto'o. Until this happens Arsenal will struggle to maintain contact with the top three clubs and may not be guaranteed to even qualify for the Champions League.....