Mikel Arteta faced the media once more with the January transfer window facing less than a week to run. Arsenal have made two signings so far in a month that has seen additional emphasis on recruitment with an opportunity to strengthen a title challenge.
Arsenal have signed Leandro Trossard from Brighton and Jakub Kiwior from Spezia. The latter is a versatile defender who can also operate in midfield which is an area that has gained even greater focus of late.
Mohamed Elneny has been missing for some time and the club has been linked to midfielders even prior to concerns over the Egyptian. Yet for the second window in a row, an affliction to the experienced Arsenal man has put additional pressure on the final days in the market.
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Asked if there is an expectation that the club will do more business Arteta stated: "If anything else is available that can make us better, we will look at it." A typical response from the Gunners boss but he was pushed further on the topic
Arteta was asked by football.london if the injury to Elneny means he would now like more reinforcement in the midfield. The Gunners boss explained that he would like to add further cover in the middle before the close of the market but added that it would not be easy to complete this type of deal.
"Well, we need some more cover in midfield ideally if we can," he added. "In this market, it’s pretty complicated to do that. The most important thing is that we get the performances and the time on the pitch that we need with the players we have available today that are already really good."
Arsenal have been linked to both Amadou Onana of Everton and Moises Caicedo of Brighton. Either would add immediate Premier League-level competition to the midfield, something that is greatly needed.
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