Arsenal might be struggling for strikers but one former wonderkid is loving life away from north London.<\/strong><\/p>\n That’s because Mika Biereth has scored his second hat-trick in just two weeks for new club Monaco<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> His trio of goals came in a 7-1 victory over Ligue 1 side Nantes, 14 days after he scored a hat-trick against Auxerre<\/span>.<\/p>\n It means that the former Gunners’ starlet has now scored seven in seven to emerge as one of Europe’s top young strikers.<\/p>\n The timing couldn’t be worse for Arsenal who are currently without a recogised striker due to their lengthy attacking injury list.<\/p>\n Biereth started his youth career with Fulham<\/a> before joining the Gunners in 2021 where he shone for the club’s under-23s side.<\/p>\n The Danish youth star never made a senior appearance for Mikel Arteta<\/a>‘s side, but was an unused sub four times.<\/p>\n After mixed loan spells with RKC Waalwijk,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>Motherwell<\/a>\u00a0<\/span>and Sturm Graz<\/span>, the Premier League giants sanctioned a permanent exit to the Austrian side last summer.<\/p>\n Costing just \u00a34million, the deal represented a huge coup for the Austrian side.<\/p>\n With the benefit of hindsight, Arsenal fans might be scratching their heads as to why they agreed to such a low fee.<\/p>\n After scoring 14 goals for Sturm Graz in the first half of the season, Biereth completed a permanent move to Monaco last month for a fee worth up to \u00a312.5million.<\/p>\n That fee is also looking like a real bargain after Biereth’s electric start to life in France.<\/p>\n 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Mika Biereth since leaving Arsenal (2024\/25 campaign)<\/p>\n Sturm Graz<\/strong><\/p>\n Matches: 25<\/p>\n Goals: 14<\/p>\n Assists: 5<\/p>\n Monaco<\/strong><\/p>\n Matches: 7<\/p>\n Goals: 7<\/p>\n Assists: 1<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n His two recent hat-tricks mean that the 21-year-old has now scored seven goals in seven fixtures for the Ligue 1 giants.<\/p>\n Responded to news of his success, some Arsenal fans admit they knew he was special.<\/p>\n He wrote: “2021\u2026\u00a0Edu Gaspar\u00a0I will never forgive you for selling Mika Biereth. He should have been Arsenal\u2019s main striker.”<\/p>\n A second said: “Another day to lament about the selling of Mika Biereth. Many of us knew he was class.”<\/p>\n “We could have given Mika Biereth a chance,” a third added.<\/p>\n Biereth is a teammate of another former Arsenal talent in Folarin Balogun<\/a>.<\/p>\n 4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div> Balogun joined Monaco in the summer of 2023 and has scored 11 goals in 42 games for the club.<\/p>\n However this term he’s been limited to just three goals in 10 games due to a shoulder injury.<\/p>\n Both Biereth and Balogun could be of real use to Arsenal right now as they look to muddle through without a recognised striker.<\/p>\n Gabriel Jesus<\/a> is a long-term absentee due to a knee injury, while Kai Havertz<\/a> will be out until next season<\/a> after undergoing surgery on a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n He joins Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli<\/span> on the sidelines, leaving Arteta with Ethan Nwaneri<\/span>, Raheem Sterling<\/span> and Leandro Trossard<\/span> as attacking options.<\/p>\n Thankfully for Arteta, they had enough to earn a 2-0 victory over Leicester on Saturday thanks to two goals from Mikel Merino.<\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/talksport.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/02\/scores-goal-french-l1-football-972307241.jpg?strip=all&w=960\")
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