Mikel Arteta stated that Arsenal might enter the January transfer market if their squad continues to face vulnerabilities as seen recently. The team is missing five players for the upcoming match against West Ham, where a win could propel them back to the top of the Premier League above Liverpool.
Ahead of this season, Arsenal invested over £200 million, including a record-breaking £105 million signing of Declan Rice from West Ham. Despite their spending spree, adding players like Havertz and Timber, they fell short of winning the Premier League last season, despite leading for 248 days.
Arteta is uncertain about the return of his injured players and with a hectic schedule over the festive period stressing the depth of Premier League squads, he is open to reinforcing Arsenal’s squad in the upcoming transfer window.
“At the moment, it is very difficult. We are really short,” Arteta told a pre-match press conference on Wednesday.
“We have positions that we have been very exposed for the last six weeks and hopefully we are going to get players back. In what condition and when?
“That’s a question mark and as well because we have some long-term injuries still for certain players that give us a lot of versatility and that’s an issue.”
Arteta added: “We have certain targets, ideas if things happen. As well, we don’t know how the squad is going to look in two weeks’ time and you have to be always prepared for that.
“But it is a very, very tricky market that shifts very quickly and it is quite unpredictable as well — and you have to be prepared. We will be prepared and we will try to make the right calls.
“If there is something that we can (do to) improve the squad and that needs appear, and we cannot fulfil it with players here, we are always going to be open to do that because we want to be stronger.”
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