Arsenal 'eyed four forwards in January transfer window' but Raheem Sterling caused problem

Arsenal reportedly looked astatine AC Milan striker Alvaro Morata and Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel arsenic imaginable guardant options, but didn't deliberation either would supply the interaction that Mikel Arteta was looking for to boost their titles hopes

Arsenal eyed up 4 guardant players successful the January transportation model but opted not to bring 1 successful aft a deficiency of prime options, portion besides being wary of signing different struggling prima similar Raheem Sterling.

The Gunners were linked with a fig of guardant players past period arsenic they sought screen for the injured Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus - and enactment successful a precocious £40m bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins that was swiftly rejected by Unai Emery's side.

Red Bull Leipzig guardant Benjamin Sesko was different large names connected their database but it became evident that neither nine would merchantability their prima strikers midway done the season.

According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal looked astatine AC Milan striker Alvaro Morata and Bayern Munich's Mathys Tel arsenic alternatives, but didn't deliberation either would supply the interaction that Mikel Arteta was looking for to boost their titles hopes.

Tel ended up joining Arsenal's bitter rivals Tottenham and determination whitethorn beryllium vexation the nine didn't determination for a back-up enactment aft seeing Gabriel Martinelli hobble disconnected injured successful the club's Carabao Cup semi-final decision to Newcastle connected Wednesday night.

The study claims Arsenal's stance was that the apical players they wanted weren't for, with clubs demanding excessively overmuch money, portion immoderate different targets would person lone joined for the involvement of adding extent implicit quality.

It says Arsenal's interim sporting manager Jason Ayto, acting for the Gunners aft Edu's departure past year, has led to a much cautious attack - particularly aft the unsuccessful indebtedness spell of Sterling.

The accomplishment of the winger connected indebtedness from Chelsea was wide celebrated among the Arsenal fanbase but the England planetary has failed to deliver, assisting erstwhile successful conscionable 3 Premier League starts and different 3 appearances disconnected the bench.

Sterling has been fixed further opportunities successful cupful competitions but hasn't fixed Arteta overmuch grounds helium tin lend to the archetypal team, speech from a mates of decent cameos successful the Carabao Cup.

While the nine made a unanimous determination to not motion a caller forward, brag Arteta could not fell his disappointment erstwhile quizzed astir the club's deficiency of activity.

"We had a wide volition which is ever determination is simply a model unfastened to research the opportunities to amended our squad with players that tin interaction it,” Arteta said.

"We haven’t achieved it truthful we are disappointed successful that consciousness but arsenic good we are precise alert that we lone privation to bring ­certain kinds of players and we person to beryllium precise disciplined with that and I deliberation we will."

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