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LONDON. — Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has revealed his plans for January and “guarantees” that the English Premiership football club can “get a striker” in the transfer window.
Arsenal are gearing up for another busy transfer window with Arteta confirming he wants his business done early with a number of tough fixtures to come in January.
The long-running talks to sign Mykhaylo Mudryk are making progress, with reports suggesting a £50million deal is close to being agreed.
Joao Felix has also been offered on loan for just £8m, while Rafael Leao appears open to a potential move.
The Gunners are sat top of the Premier League table going into last night’s match against West Ham and are five points clear of second-placed Manchester City after a fantastic start for the north London side.
But as the top-flight gets back up and running, Arteta’s side will be without key striker Gabriel Jesus following his injury on Brazil duty at the World Cup in Qatar.
Jesus only arrived at the Emirates this summer in a £45m deal from City but the has already established himself as a important player.
The 25-year-old has registered five goals and six assists across his opening 14 English Premier League games for the Gunners but is now set for a lengthy spell on the sidelines.
Arteta was plotting to replace Jesus with Eddie Nketiah — and was even considering redeploying Gabriel Martinelli as a centre forward — but now appears to have changed his mind and wants the club to bring in a new striker.
There will still be opportunities for Nketiah in the meantime, though, with Arteta labelling him a ”key player” and claims he has “more faith in (him) every single day”.
“We knew the importance of getting players early in the summer and that is the same we want to do in January,” Arteta said. — Metro
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