Arsenal followers hoping Mikel Arteta will add to his squad within the January switch window are prone to be annoyed.
The Gunners have endured a irritating begin to the season with their progress undermined by an damage disaster that has disadvantaged them of key personnel for prolonged durations.
Disciplinary points additionally contributed to the lack of factors towards the likes of Brighton, Manchester Metropolis and Bournemouth which has left Arteta’s males a distant 9 factors behind Premier League leaders Liverpool.
The Gunners have gotten their marketing campaign again in monitor following the resumption after the worldwide break, with the return of skipper Martin Odegaard coinciding with emphatic wins over Nottingham Forest and Sporting Lisbon.
Eight targets in two matches has made one thing of a mockery of the suggestion that Arsenal are in determined want of a brand new striker.
Arsenal have been linked with a transfer for Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres, his worldwide teammate Alexander Isak and RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko who opted to stay on the Bundesliga membership final summer season and signal a brand new deal, slightly than soar on the probability to hitch a Premier League large.
In keeping with ESPN, nevertheless, Arsenal are intending to maintain their powder dry in January and proceed to position religion within the likes of Kai Havertz, Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard.
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A quiet winter window is anticipated, until accidents turn out to be and situation once more between now and the tip of the 12 months.
Because it stands, solely Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu are out for the long-term and the Gunners seem like adequately stocked within the full-back positions.
Oleksandr Zinchenko and Myles Lewis-Skelly provide choices at let-back, whereas Jakub Kiwior and Kieran Tierney are additionally nonetheless on the books.
‘We have now Kieran Tierney after a protracted damage, it’s nice information that he’s again,’ Arteta advised a pre-match press convention forward of Tuesday’s sport in Lisbon.
‘He’s been coaching with the workforce and he’s on the degree to take part.’
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