Arsenal legend names three strikers Mikel Arteta should try to sign before the transfer deadline

Arsenal fable Nigel Winterburn has emplored Mikel Arteta to motion a caller striker earlier the January transportation model closes.

Injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka have further reduced the Gunners’ attacking options and a deficiency of firepower is undermining the northbound London club’s rubric aspirations.

Arsenal were held to a damaging gully by Aston Villa past play where, with the timepiece moving down, Arteta had lone Raheem Sterling to crook to connected the bench.

Ethan Nwaneri is primed to instrumentality against Dinamo Zagreb successful the Champions League this evening but it is asking excessively overmuch for a teen to enarthrosis the burden.

The Gunners person been linked with a fig of forwards implicit the people of the past fortnight but it does not appears arsenic if they are adjacent to making immoderate caller additions.

Although it would travel astatine a important cost, Winterburn believes the club’s committee request to propulsion the vessel retired successful bid to assistance Arsenal fulfil their ambitions this season.

‘Victor Osimhen has been heavy linked with Arsenal, arsenic person the likes of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and Juventus guardant Dusan Vlahovic,’ Winterburn told William Hill Vegas.

‘If you could warrant Mikel Arteta that 1 of them tin connection 20 to 25 goals a season, that would beryllium large — but nary 1 tin warrant that!

‘The Gunners request a striker to instrumentality them to the adjacent level, and that is to triumph the Premier League. I would instrumentality immoderate of those strikers — it doesn’t substance which one. What matters is who scores the astir goals for this squad and is the champion fit.

‘Each enactment comes with its ain attributes, but the precedence is uncovering the 1 who tin present goals consistently to occurrence Arsenal to the title. Addressing this contented successful the squad could thrust Arsenal to a league title.’

Although they are presently lagging down leaders Liverpool successful the Premier League, Winterburn believes Arsenal should inactive beryllium prioritising that contention up of the Champions League.

‘People often comparison winning the Premier League to winning the Champions League, and I can’t assistance but laughter — it’s not a straightforward choice!’ Winterburn added.

‘Life doesn’t springiness you options similar that, arsenic Arsenal person learned successful caller seasons with the Premier League. One tiny slip-up, and different squad tin snatch the silverware close retired of your hands.

“Arsenal person travel adjacent doubly recently, but they’ve fallen conscionable abbreviated each time.

‘Personally, I’d emotion to spot them triumph the Premier League because, since moving to the Emirates, they’ve been miles distant from it.

‘That said, I person friends who are die-hard Arsenal fans, and they’ll archer you they’d alternatively spot the squad assistance the Champions League trophy.

‘Ultimately, it depends connected who you ask. For me, though, it’s the Premier League — it shows however a squad progresses and performs consistently implicit the people of an full season, which is the eventual trial of prime and resilience.’

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