The Gunners will have to come back strongly if they want to continue their ambition of winning the championship.
Versatile defender
Although Jurrien Timber will return before the end of the season, Arsenal still does not know exactly when the Dutch star will return.
However, even if the rookie from Ajax is able to appear, the headache in the defense cannot be reduced due to Takehiro Tomiyasu’s persistent injury and Ben White’s worrying performance. Therefore, Arteta will consider adding more personnel in this area.
Central midfielder
Mohamed Elneny, Jorginho and Thomas Partey could all leave the club in the next two transfer windows. This means Arsenal needs to find additions to this area.
A midfielder capable of partnering Declan Rice and capable of contributing to the rotation and putting pressure on the opponent’s half is said to be the club’s transfer priority this winter.
Although Kai Havertz has improved, it would not be redundant if Arsenal had more quality options to compete with the German star.
Amadou Onana, Douglas Luiz and Joao Palhinha have all been linked with a move to the Emirates in January. While each player has their own unique qualities, overall Mikel Arteta is aiming for a scanner. Rich in dispute ability to support Rice.
Striker
Arsenal is having big problems scoring goals, so it’s not surprising that they want to add a center forward to the squad.
Recently, there has been speculation that the Gunners want to promote the Ivan Toney deal. Although the English player was banned from playing, he scored 20 goals in 33 matches last season. Therefore, he still brings great attraction to Mikel Arteta as well as director Edu.
Foggy media revealed that Arsenal may set up a loan agreement with a buyout clause at the end of the season to convince Brentford to release people, similar to the way they did with David Raya.
However, this move also brought controversy, because if Toney was brought to the Emirates, Arsenal would have to change their playing style.
The Gunners under Arteta always use a striker willing to drop deep and create links between satellites in attack, something Gabriel Jesus has done since arriving at the Emirates.
But if Toney arrives, he will almost certainly not participate much in the process of advancing the ball but just move around the penalty area, waiting for the opportunity to finish off the opponent.
Therefore, recruiting a striker will be a gamble for Arsenal.
To solve the problem, they should add a rookie at a not too expensive price, find a way to test and then come up with the most optimal solution.