Supervisor says the membership are on the lookout for a brand new striker to bolster their Premier League title bid.
Supervisor Mikel Arteta says he’s consulting his Arsenal gamers over new signings because the membership scramble to usher in a striker earlier than the January switch window closes.
Severe accidents to forwards Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka have added to issues over the Gunners’ lack of goal-scoring menace as they attempt to catch Premier League leaders Liverpool.
Arsenal are the one membership within the Premier League’s prime six with out a scorer in double figures. Kai Havertz is their highest scorer with eight objectives within the prime flight this season.
Gunners boss Arteta was requested on Friday concerning the want for reinforcements forward of his facet’s journey to struggling Wolves on Saturday. “We misplaced two very, crucial gamers, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, so we lack objectives, we lack individuals, we lack choices within the entrance line. It’s clear,” he stated.
“If we are able to get the best participant, that’s what we’re actively taking a look at. Any participant? No – somebody that makes us higher and has an affect within the crew.”
With the switch window shutting at 23:00 GMT on February 3, Arteta added: “Ideally we want some assist as a result of we have been very quick already and we’re even shorter. However the crew nonetheless copes with that. We’ve to do what is correct for the membership.”
The Spaniard stated he consults his gamers on potential signings as a result of they’re typically capable of give him worthwhile data that builds on laptop knowledge.
“So how has this participant acted when he hasn’t scored for six or seven video games? That is what I’m inquisitive about,” he stated. “Watch an interview with a participant who hasn’t scored for six video games, then what sorts of objectives has he scored, towards which groups, in what contexts.
“Is it the primary half, the second half? Is it solely proper foot. Is it headers? All the time solely in open areas? Does he just like the bodily contact of this league? There are a number of issues, so when you may have a participant that has spent a number of days with him, that’s actually worthwhile data to have. I at all times do it.”
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Arteta believes Arsenal, who’ve completed as runners-up to Manchester Metropolis for the previous two seasons, are reasonable title challengers to Liverpool, who’re six factors clear on the prime with a recreation in hand.
Final weekend, Arne Slot’s facet scored two objectives in stoppage time to beat Brentford whereas Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead of their draw towards Aston Villa.
“The margins are actually, actually small,” Arteta stated. “You would see how issues might have gone final weekend, and the turning factors are minimal, and the hole definitely appears to be like very totally different.
“We’ve to be at it. We’ve to do what’s in our fingers, and there’s nonetheless a protracted, lengthy technique to go.”
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