Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta drops team news hint as Gunners rule out January deal

Arsenal look West Ham United connected Saturday evening looking to proceed their winning tally arsenic speculation ramps with the transportation model small implicit a period distant from opening

Arsenal instrumentality to Premier League enactment this evening erstwhile they marque the travel to the London Stadium to look West Ham.

The Gunners volition person affirmative memories of their past travel to East London wherever they claimed a 6-0 win. William Saliba, Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Magalhaes, Leandro Trossard and Declan Rice each got connected the scoresheet backmost successful February successful a ascendant outing.

A akin peformance volition spot the Gunners determination into 2nd and constrictive the spread to league-leaders Liverpool. Arsenal play successful beforehand of the Reds' clash against Manchester City, and Chelsea's against Aston Villa.

With that said, Mirror Football takes a look astatine the latest stories surrounding the club.

Team news hint

With the festive play astir to footwear into action, rotation could soon beryllium important crossed the Premier League. Already the Gunners person seen 2 games per week and Arteta volition look to negociate his squad effectively.

The Spaniard has already suggested we could spot much of Raheem Sterling this play aft the loanee failed to get connected the transportation during the week. The winger has made conscionable 1 Premier League commencement this term.

"He is trying his best," said Arteta. "His application, his committedness astir the squad has been exceptional and present it is clip for maine to springiness him much minutes."

Kiwior indebtedness ruled retired

Reports successful Italy assertion that Arsenal person ruled retired the anticipation of Jakub Kiwior leaving the Emirates connected indebtedness successful January. Kiwior has proven a secondary enactment since arriving successful northbound London and has struggled for playing clip adjacent erstwhile the broadside has suffered with injuries this year.

Napoli were said to beryllium funny successful signing the Polish defender connected a impermanent basis. The Serie A side, present led by Antonio Conte, are said to beryllium considering Kiwior arsenic 1 of 3 options arsenic they brace for the exit of Juan Jesus.

The Gunners could let Kiwior to depart connected a imperishable deal. A £16.6million asking terms is claimed to beryllium required to prise him distant however.

Arteta sends Guardiola message

Arteta has expressed his sympathy for erstwhile brag Pep Guardiola amid Manchester City's continued struggles. The 42-year-old reflected connected the trouble of coaching astatine the elite level.

“That is thing precise personal, but I consciousness a batch of sympathy for each my colleagues due to the fact that I cognize the job, I cognize however ruthless this manufacture is,” said Arteta.

I cognize however we get judged conscionable by 1 thing, which is results, careless that you person done precisely the aforesaid happening and the result becomes different. We person to woody with that, I cognize however hard it is due to the fact that personally I person been done that a batch and each decision is evidently ace painful.

“And that’s it. Then conscionable enactment immoderate position into it similar we ever bash and determination on, due to the fact that determination is ever different game.”

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