Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that the Gunners are hoping to complete few signings before the end of the January transfer window.
The Gunners have German international Kai Havertz as their only available centre forward, after Brazilian Gabriel Jesus suffered a season-ending Anterior cruciate ligament injury earlier this month.
Mikel Arteta’s side have been linked with several attacking options and with less than a week to the end of the transfer window, the Spanish coach has confirmed the club will make efforts to sign new recruitments.
“My opinion is clear. We lost two very important players in Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, so we lack goals, people, and options in the front line”, Arteta said.
“It’s clear that for the period that we have lost them, ideally we need some help, because we were short already and we’re even shorter. The team has still coped with that but we have do what is right for the club.”
The Gunners currently sit second on the Premier League standings and are six points behind league leaders Liverpool, chasing the Reds to win a first major trophy since Arteta’s first season in charge.
“If we can get the right player, that’s what we are actively looking at, but any player – no, we need someone that makes us better and makes an impact on the team.
We have very, very short numbers for many, many weeks and they recognise the situation, we all do. That’s why we are trying to do what is right for the club, the team, that’s our intention”, he continued.
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