Arsenal’s Arteta eager to bolster attacking options in January window

As Arsenal prepares to sign a striker before the January transfer window expires, manager Mikel Arteta claims he is consulting his players regarding potential new signings.

As they attempt to catch Premier League leaders Liverpool, the Gunners’ lack of goal-scoring threat has raised concerns. The forwards Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka are both suffering serious injuries.

The only team in the top six of the Premier League without a double-award scorer is Arsenal. With eight goals in the top flight this season, Kai Havertz is the team’s top scorer.

Gunners boss Arteta was questioned on Friday about the need for reinforcements in advance of his side’s Saturday game against struggling Wolves. “We lost two very, very important players, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, so we lack goals, we lack people, we lack options in the front line. It’s clear”, he said.

“If we can get the right player, that’s what we are actively looking at. Any player? No, someone who improves and strengthens our team.

Arteta added that the transfer window needs to close at 23:00 GMT on February 3 because the country is already very short and that it needs even shorter. However, the team manages that. What is best for the club must we do.

The Spaniard said he consults with his players about potential signings because they frequently have valuable information that builds on computer data.

How has this player responded to his lack of six or seven game goals? This is what I’m interested in”, he said. “Watch an interview with a player who hasn’t scored for six games, then what kinds of goals has he scored, against which teams, in what contexts.

” Is it the first half, the second half? Is it only right foot. Is it headers? Always only in open spaces? Does he enjoy this league’s physical contact? When a player has spent a lot of days with him, that’s really helpful information to have because there are many things. I always do it. “

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Arteta believes Arsenal, who have finished as runners-up to Manchester City for the past two seasons, are realistic title challengers to Liverpool, who are six points clear at the top with a game in hand.

Last weekend, Arne Slot’s side scored two goals in stoppage time to beat Brentford&nbsp, while Arsenal blew a 2-0 lead in their draw against Aston Villa.

” The margins are really, really small, “Arteta said”. You could see how things could have gone last weekend, and the turning points are minimal, and the gap certainly looks very different.

“We have to be at it. We have to do what’s in our hands, and there’s still a long, long way to go”.

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