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MIKEL ARTETA says helium cannot committedness fans that Arsenal volition motion a striker earlier the January deadline.
But the Gunners brag has assured them the nine are “actively” moving connected bringing idiosyncratic in, suggesting that property does NOT substance pursuing their failed Ollie Watkins bid.
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Aston Villa rejected an connection of astir £60m for Watkins, 29, from Arsenal earlier this week, and are present improbable to merchantability with the impending £64m departure of Jhon Duran, 21, to Saudi’s Al Nassr.
Arteta is hopeless to bring successful a guardant earlier Monday’s deadline to bolster a squad that has suffered large injuries successful attacking areas to the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka.
But the Spaniard admitted: “We are trying everything that we can, but I don't privation to springiness immoderate reassurance oregon not. It doesn't beryllium lone connected us.
“We person the intention, the intent and the ambition to effort to assistance the squad and enactment the squad to beryllium amended and to decorativeness the play really, truly strong. We are actively trying to bash that.
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“I'm precise assured with the enactment that the nine is doing, and exploring each azygous accidental that we judge tin person an interaction connected the team.
“If that's the surely the lawsuit and we tin hold connected something, we will, and if not, we won't. I’m not going to speech astir immoderate individuals.”
Arsenal’s pursuit of Watkins has taken immoderate by astonishment fixed the player’s property and profile, with Arteta successful the past opting to fortify his squad with young talents with potential.
But Arteta explained: “We don't truly look astatine the marketplace successful those terms.
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“We look astatine what we person successful this squad and what we are lacking and what tin truly impact.
“And bring thing that perchance tin marque america overmuch better, careless of the property oregon sometimes the inheritance that they have.
Arsenal brag Mikel Arteta heaps praise connected 'calm and composed' youngster Ethan Nwaneri for Champions League triumph
“It's a existent content that that subordinate tin beryllium truly bully for america implicit time.”
Jesus is warring to beryllium backmost successful 2025 aft undergoing surgery connected an ACL rupture, portion Saka is targeting a March comeback pursuing a hamstring operation.
On if different wounded oregon a antagonistic effect against Manchester City connected Sunday could alteration their approach, Arteta added: “Hopefully not.
“But evidently if thing happens that evidently is not planned, it would enactment the squad successful a overmuch unsafe position.
“It mightiness do, you know, but [signing idiosyncratic due to the fact that of a defeat] no. That would mean that we haven't planned thing and we're conscionable reacting to thing past second, which is not good.”
There are besides concerns implicit the fittingness of No.1 David Raya, who missed the 2-1 Champions League triumph astatine Girona connected Wednesday nighttime with a muscular issue.
Loanee Neto would beryllium forced to measurement successful to look City aft lone making his debut successful Spain.
Arteta said: “We are inactive uncertain. We person different league truthful we person to hold and see.”
Arsenal ratings vs Girona arsenic Neto has a shocker connected debut but is rescued by wonderkid
NETO endured a nightmare Arsenal debut against Girona but had 17-year-old Ethan Nwaneri to convey for sparing his blushes.
SunSport's Henry Tomlinson has provided his ratings for the Arsenal team...
Neto - 4
He made his long-awaited debut, having joined Arsenal connected indebtedness from Bournemouth past summer.
The goalkeeper got distant with an aboriginal mistake and was caught retired by erstwhile Spurs prima Arnaut Danjuma.
Thomas Partey 45' - 6
Too assertive from the right-back spot and was beaten for gait by Danjuma arsenic Girona opened the scoring.
Partey struggled with the winger for overmuch of the crippled which gave the hosts an edge.
Managed to triumph a punishment to springiness Arsenal a way backmost into the crippled aft a needless situation but was hooked astatine half-time.
Jakub Kiwior - 6
The defender enactment successful a decent displacement astatine the backmost and was capable to support Abel Ruiz quiescent for overmuch of the match.
Gabriel Magalhaes - 6
Like Kiwior, Gabriel was reasonably coagulated against Girona and dealt with astir of the information from the hosts.
Riccardo Calafiori 69' - 6
Thought helium scored the opener but was a bully ft offside.
Continued to beryllium affirmative up the helping and helped the Gunners up the pitch.
Mikel Merino - 6
Merino was good against Girona. It was not a show that volition drawback headlines but did what helium needed to bash successful midfield.
Jorginho 80' – 7
It's been a while, but the Italian was backmost connected the scoresheet aft converting from the spot successful the 38th minute.
The midfielder was composed connected the shot and helped recycle the shot and power possession.
Martin Odegaard - 6
It was a quiescent nighttime for the Gunners skipper arsenic helium helped the squad support the shot but lacked that originative spark.
Raheem Sterling - 4
Struggled to marque a large interaction successful the archetypal fractional and was the weakest of each of the Gunners' frontline.
To marque matters worse, helium was booked for diving successful the 70th minute.
And conscionable arsenic helium though it couldn't get adjacent worse, helium missed a punishment precocious on.
Leandro Trossard 69' – 6
Should person fixed Arsenal the pb aboriginal connected but was incapable to deflect the shot goalwards.
Continued to prob and rattled the crossbar earlier the interruption with a almighty effort.
Ethan Nwaneri 85' - 8
The youngster showed wherefore helium is 1 of the astir promising players astatine the nine with a wonderment onslaught successful the archetypal half.
He wrapped a curling effort into the apical country earlier half-time connected his archetypal Champions League start.
His extremity saw him go the 2nd youngest English goalscorer successful the past of thre Champions League.
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Jurrien Timber 45' - 6
Added immoderate vigor down the left-hand broadside aft replacing Partey astatine half-time.
Kai Havertz 69' - 6
Got progressive successful the onslaught but struggled to find a wide scoring chance,
Myles Lewis-Skelly 69' - 6
Another comfy outing for the awesome youngster.
Declan Rice 80' - 6
Came connected successful the last stages to assistance solidify the defence for the Gunners and enactment successful immoderate unsafe corners.
He did prime up a booking precocious on.
Gabriel Martinelli 85' - N/A
Replaced Nwaneri precocious connected and looked unsafe connected the helping for the last minutes.
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