Arsenal news: Mikel Arteta selects key summer transfer target as Gunners star returns to training

Arsenal are hoping a travel to the United Arab Emirates volition reinvigorate them up of a propulsion for silverware successful the 2nd fractional of the play arsenic they regroup successful a week without action

It's a uncommon play without immoderate enactment for Arsenal arsenic Mikel Arteta and co person a week of respite to regroup.

There are 7 days until the Gunners instrumentality connected Leicester City successful the Premier League and arsenic a effect the northbound London broadside are looking to flight the relentlessness of the shot calendar. Arsenal are training successful Dubai, and Bukayo Saka and Ben White person travelled, arsenic they effort to steer their play backmost connected people aft being knocked retired of the Carabao Cup.

Arteta's broadside are inactive successful contention for Premier League and Champions League success, and volition anticipation that the sojourn to the UAE volition garner a akin effect to 12 months ago. On that juncture they returned to grounds an eight-game winning streak successful the league and scored 33 goals and conceded conscionable four.

Mirror Football takes a look astatine the latest Arsenal quality and rumours below.

Mikel Arteta picks summertime target

After failing to motion a striker to assistance Arsenal's origin successful January, Mikel Arteta has already selected the guardant helium would similar to articulation his ranks. The Athletic reports Alexander Isak, the Newcastle prima who terrorised the Gunners backline earlier successful the week, is 'top of his list'.

The Sweden planetary is seen arsenic suited to Arsenal's strategy and has bagged 17 goals successful 22 matches for the Magpies this term. Newcastle are already said to person acceptable a £125million price-tag for the striker who is nether declaration until 2028.

Ben White return

Arsenal defender Ben White trained alongside his team-mates successful Dubai arsenic the Gunners proceed their six-day trip.

The 27-year-old underwent genu country successful November and has agelong been retired of enactment for the northbound London team. But present determination is renewed assurance his instrumentality could beryllium approaching.

White is said to beryllium successful contention to instrumentality to Arteta's plans successful clip for adjacent week lucifer against Leicester City. “Ben is inactive retired hopefully aft the interruption helium volition beryllium available," said Arteta recently.

News of his instrumentality to the grooming transportation volition lone further the club's confidence.

Why Arsenal won't triumph the Premier League

Robbie Fowler does not judge Arsenal volition triumph the Premier League with Kai Havertz starring their frontline. The Germany planetary has been the taxable of overmuch statement amid the Gunners' nonaccomplishment to onshore an out-and-out striker.

Speaking connected the The LineUp, helium said: "If I'm being honest, he's (Havertz) not my cupful of tea. I deliberation he’s OK but, if you’re a squad that’s got existent aspirations of winning Premier Leagues and Champions Leagues, past I deliberation you request idiosyncratic amended than Kai Havertz playing successful that focal striker role.

"He’ll bash a occupation but I don’t deliberation he’s been arsenic accordant arsenic helium would person liked. I conscionable deliberation determination are amended players retired there."

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