Arsenal’s Arteta desperate to bolster attacking choices in January window – INA NEWS

Supervisor Mikel Arteta says he’s consulting his Arsenal gamers over new signings because the membership scramble to herald 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 high six and not using a scorer in double figures. Kai Havertz is their highest scorer with eight targets within the high flight this season.

Gunners boss Arteta was requested on Friday in regards to the want for reinforcements forward of his facet’s journey to struggling Wolves on Saturday. “We misplaced two very, essential gamers, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, so we lack targets, we lack folks, we lack choices within the entrance line. It’s clear,” he stated.

“If we will get the fitting 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 group.”

With the switch window shutting at 23:00 GMT on February 3, Arteta added: “Ideally we want some assist as a result of we had been very brief already and we’re even shorter. However the group nonetheless copes with that. We now have to do what is true 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 info that builds on pc information.

“So how has this participant acted when he hasn’t scored for six or seven video games? That is what I’m fascinated about,” he stated. “Watch an interview with a participant who hasn’t scored for six video games, then what sorts of targets 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? At all times solely in open areas? Does he just like the bodily contact of this league? There are a number of issues, so when you will have a participant that has spent a number of days with him, that’s actually worthwhile info 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 lifelike title challengers to Liverpool, who’re six factors clear on the high with a sport in hand.

Final weekend, Arne Slot’s facet scored two targets 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 seems very completely different.

“We now have to be at it. We now have to do what’s in our fingers, and there’s nonetheless an extended, lengthy solution to go.”

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