Mikel Arteta is on the lookout for a striker so as to add to his ranks (Picture by Ryan Pierse/Getty Photos)
Mikel Arteta hasn’t dominated out a last-minute signing as Arsenal scramble to bolster their assault earlier than the switch window slams shut.
The Gunners are in determined want of firepower following a potentially season-ending knee injury to Gabriel Jesus, compounded by Bukayo Saka’s latest setback.
Arsenal had an ambitious bid for England striker Ollie Watkins turned down by Aston Villa last month, however Arteta remains to be conserving his choices open.
Talking after Arsenal’s emphatic 5-1 victory over Manchester Metropolis, the Spaniard admitted a signing earlier than Monday’s 11pm deadline stays doable. Nonetheless, he additionally revealed that he hadn’t been actively checking the market within the hours main as much as the match.
He stated: “We try every thing that we are able to, however I don’t need to give any reassurance or not. It doesn’t rely solely on us.
“We’ve the intention, the aim and the ambition to attempt to assist the crew and help the squad to be higher and to complete the season actually, actually robust.
“We’re actively attempting to try this. I’m very assured with the work that the membership is doing, and exploring each single alternative that we imagine can have an effect on the crew.
“If that’s the actually the case and we are able to agree on one thing, we are going to. “And if not, we received’t. I’m not going to speak about any people.”
Arsenal proceed Premier League title cost
Arsenal’s assertion win over Metropolis has blown the title race large open. Objectives from Martin Odegaard, Thomas Partey, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Kai Havertz, and Ethan Nwaneri minimize the hole to league leaders Liverpool to simply six factors.
The end result additionally piles the stress on Metropolis boss Pep Guardiola, whose facet is now struggling to maintain tempo on the high.
The membership’s loss to the Gunners was their heaviest defeat since 2008.
