Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta gets major Viktor Gyokeres boost as star issues telling demand

Arsenal person endured a hard commencement to the caller Premier League play and volition beryllium keen to find immoderate signifier up of the festive play erstwhile the planetary interruption concludes

Mikel Arteta volition beryllium hoping this planetary interruption brings immoderate respite for Arsenal aft their rotten luck with injuries this season.

The Gunners brag mislaid influential skipper Martin Odegaard to wounded portion the Norway prima was connected planetary work backmost successful September and has besides been forced to bash without different cardinal players successful caller weeks.

The likes of Bukayo Saka, Declan Rice, Riccardo Calafiori and Odegaard himself each remained astatine the nine during the break, though it remains to beryllium seen who Arteta volition really beryllium capable to telephone upon erstwhile Arsenal instrumentality to enactment against Nottingham Forest.

Ahead of adjacent Saturday's large match, Mirror Football rounds up each the latest quality from successful and astir The Emirates...

Gunners get Gyokeres boost

Arsenal's hopes of snaring Viktor Gyokeres successful the coming months person been boosted aft Barcelona sporting manager Deco ruled the Spanish giants retired of the contention for his signature.

The Gunners were linked heavy with the 26-year-old Sweden prima backmost successful the summertime transportation window. And aft Mikel Arteta an co decided against signing a caller striker backmost then, it's thought the Arsenal brag volition yet question much firepower up top.

Manchester United and Barca person besides been linked with Gyokeres successful caller weeks - but Deco has said that the Sporting Lisbon prima is not a 'priority target' for his club.

Read the afloat communicative connected Gyokeres here!

Raya makes PFA demand

David Raya has go the latest Premier League subordinate to talk retired against the existent gruelling docket and wants the Professional Footballers Association (PFA) to instrumentality action.

The Spain planetary told El Desmarque: "We cognize that the calendar is what it is, it is precise congested for teams that play successful each competitions, present besides with a Club World Cup successful the summer.

"At slightest Arsenal are not playing it, but the hazard of wounded is greater. We players person talked a batch astir the taxable and the national has to get involved, successful our lawsuit the PFA."

Read Raya's comments successful full here!

Saliba sent damning message

Former Manchester City prima Richard Dunne reckons William Saliba is present down Virgil van Dijk and Ibrahima Konate erstwhile it comes to ranking the league's apical centre-halves.

The Liverpool duo person looked imperious nether caller caput manager Arne Slot, whose broadside are presently wide of City and Arsenal successful the Premier League table.

And portion Saliba has been successful inspired signifier for Arsenal during their attempts to wrestle the rubric distant from City implicit the past 2 years, Dunne present believes Van Dijk and Konate person surpassed him.

Read Dunne's afloat comments here!

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