'I rejected Arsenal nine years ago – now I could solve major issue for Mikel Arteta'

Injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus person near Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta dangerously abbreviated of attacking options with the Gunners struggling to pursuit Liverpool successful the Premier League rubric race

Victor Osimhen could travel to Mikel Arteta's rescue successful the transportation marketplace astir a decennary aft rejecting a determination to Arsenal arsenic a teenager.

The Napoli striker, currently connected indebtedness astatine Galatasaray, has enjoyed a fruitful play successful Turkey with 14 goals crossed each competitions arsenic the reigning champions beryllium apical of the league.

His impermanent stint with the Turkish giants came astir aft failed transfers to Al-Ahli and Chelsea past summer. It near the Nigerian planetary banished from first-team grooming with the Italian giants, astatine the petition of Napoli brag Antonio Conte.

With the 26-year-old's aboriginal uncertain upon his instrumentality to Naples this summer, Osimhen has been touted arsenic 1 subordinate Arteta could people successful an effort to lick his striker issues.

With injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, the Gunners brag doesn't person the astir potent attacking options astatine his disposal. A determination for Osimhen would travel astir a decennary aft helium rejected a transportation to the northbound London broadside successful favour of signing for Wolfsburg.

At conscionable 17 years of age, the striker impressed the Bundesliga outfit aft clinching the apical scorer grant astatine the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup - which Nigeria won - and signed for the nine successful January 2017.

Speaking aft agreeing to his pre-contract club, Osimhen admitted helium turned down the Premier League giants successful bid to make arsenic a player. "It's existent that a large squad similar Arsenal wanted maine and I consciousness honoured to beryllium invited over. But personally I consciousness Wolfsburg is simply a ladder for maine to scope my nonrecreational goals," helium told BBC Sport.

"Yes Arsenal is simply a bully squad for young players but Wolfsburg is the champion nine for me. This the champion spot for maine to larn and make due to the fact that my bosom is present with Wolfsburg. The club's program for my vocation is precise encouraging and I judge with God connected my broadside I tin turn to go 1 of the champion players successful the world," helium added.

Arteta admitted successful airy of the injuries his squad person suffered, helium whitethorn request to "adapt" their transportation plans which could mean bringing successful a goalscorer with fans preferably hoping immoderate accomplishment comes this month.

"We ne'er conscionable program ‘a window’," helium said. "We person a plan, we look astatine the squad, however we are going to germinate it, what we person successful the academy, however we are going to alteration and adapt.

"From there, what you program and the representation that we have… either we are truly atrocious astatine readying oregon cipher could spot we would person that galore injuries. You person to accommodate immoderate the program is."

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