Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has taken a private liking to at least one highly-rated participant who he believes could be a superb match for the Gunners, with interim sporting director Jason Ayto and the recruitment workforce “set” to maneuver for him in January.
Arteta opens door to January signings as Arsenal eye new attacker
Arteta, talking in a press convention this week, hinted that the north Londoners may effectively dip their toes into the winter switch market – following a primary half of the Premier League marketing campaign which has been blighted by accidents to key gamers.
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It will be a blow for Arteta.
Martin Odegaard, Mikel Merino, Declan Rice, Bukayo Saka, Riccardo Calafiori, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Gabriel Magalhaes, Jurrien Timber, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Ben White and others have all spent a while on the sidelines at varied factors, and some of the aforementioned names stay unavailable in what’s a blow for Arteta.
White is out until next year after undergoing surgery on his knee, whereas Tomiyasu has been away from Arsenal for outside treatment on his personal knee downside.
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Arsenal’s subsequent 5 Premier League video games |
Date |
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Everton (residence) |
December 14 |
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Crystal Palace (away) |
December 21 |
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Ipswich City (residence) |
December 27 |
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Brentford (away) |
January 1 |
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Brighton (away) |
January 4 |
Fortunately for Arsenal, they might welcome again star defender Gabriel, with the Brazilian set to bear a late health take a look at forward of their essential Premier League recreation at residence to Everton on Saturday.
“There’s a chance [for Gabriel] to be accessible,” the Spaniard stated in his pre-Everton press convention this afternoon.
“He skilled at present. We are going to see tomorrow.”
Sadly, each Zinchenko and Calafiori are set to miss Everton and remain out, with Arteta dealt some choice complications forward of their conflict with the Toffees – which has been fairly widespread for the Arsenal boss this time period.
The 42-year-old has subsequently refused to rule out the opportunity of Arsenal signing gamers in January, saying it may very well be a chance to strengthen in key areas.
One of many important areas they have been tipped to bolster is in assault, and particularly a striker. Gabriel Jesus is constant his barren run with only one purpose in all competitions up to now, which means Arteta is closely reliant on Kai Havertz to ship in a makeshift quantity 9 function.
Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic, who has bagged 10 targets in all competitions up to now this time period, is rumoured to be a key switch goal.
The Serbian’s deal expires in 2026 and there may be nonetheless no signal of a renewal, with elite golf equipment throughout Europe, together with Arsenal, sensing a chance.
Arteta thinks Vlahovic is “excellent” with Arsenal “set” to maneuver in January
In accordance with CaughtOffside, Arteta thinks Vlahovic is the “perfect” striker for Arsenal, and his membership are “set” to make a transfer for him in January because of this.
The previous Fiorentina star, on a reported wage of round £192,000-per-week (Soccer Italia), making him the highest-paid participant in Serie A, would value the membership round £58 million to prise away from Juve subsequent month – however that might not be Arsenal’s greatest impediment.
Certainly, Vlahovic is attracting curiosity from quite a few different prestigious suitors within the type of Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Chelsea and Manchester Metropolis – who’re all protecting tabs on the 24-year-old.
It’s price noting that the ahead has been a big-game participant this season, bagging targets towards Serie A champions Inter Milan domestically and versus Metropolis within the Champions League.
