Joel Campbell is coming back to Arsenal this summer (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is ready to turn to Joel Campbell next season to solve the club’s striker crisis.

Campbell, who joined the Gunners in 2011, has since spent time on-loan at various teams, including Lorient, Real Betis and Olympiakos.

He was tipped to be joining West Brom for next season, but following a superb showing at the World Cup with Costa Rica, Wenger is ready to include the 22-year-old in his plans.

According to the BBC, Campbell has been told to report for pre-season in north London after his holiday, and will battle the likes of Olivier Giroud, Lukas Podolski and Yaya Sanogo for a place in attack.


Arsene Wenger is planning to use Campbell next term (Picture: Getty)

He will be involved in the club’s pre-season matches, including matches in America and then the Emirates Cup, when fans will get a first chance to look at the forward in the red and white.



Campbell has always maintained that his dream has been to play for Arsenal, and that now looks like being a reality.

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