Mikel Arteta told NOT to sign Viktor Gyokeres as Arsenal transfer dilemma resurfaces

The January transportation model is connected the skyline but Arsenal fable Nigel Winterburn does not judge the Gunners volition beryllium engaged contempt their conflict for the Premier League rubric alongside Man City and Liverpool

Arsenal icon Nigel Winterburn has fixed a prediction connected the January transportation model which could disappoint Gunners fans.

The North London broadside are embroiled successful a conflict to triumph the Premier League rubric this season. They are competing with Liverpool and Manchester City successful bid to assertion the crown.

It has agelong been claimed that the signing of a big-name guardant could yet get the Gunners implicit the line. And Arsenal person already been linked with a fewer including Manchester United people Viktor Gyokeres.

But Winterburn - who won 3 league titles during clip with Arsenal - inactive thinks his erstwhile broadside are bully capable to triumph the rubric adjacent without the signing of a striker.

Speaking exclusively to Mirror Football, the erstwhile defender said: “Hopefully I’m incorrect and we bash bring idiosyncratic successful to fortify the squad. But my question would beryllium where? People statement the centre-forward role.

“I’m a spot much reserved than immoderate people. They were 1 of the apical goalscorers successful the Premier League past season. So that says to you, wherefore bash you request a striker?

“When we don’t people we request a striker. In the past 2 games, we’ve got 8 goals which suggests that if we play arsenic good arsenic we tin successful the close situations, everything is fine. I deliberation this statement is going to rage each passim the season.”

And portion Winterburn does not deliberation a striker should beryllium connected the Gunners’ buying list, helium is besides pessimistic connected immoderate concern successful general. He has suggested that Mikel Arteta mightiness beryllium keen to bring caller faces in, but the January model could extremity successful frustration.

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The erstwhile defender added: “I thin to deliberation if you’re looking astatine large players and those large players are usually successful Champions League teams truthful it’s hard to get them. They mightiness get idiosyncratic successful but I deliberation personally that Mikel Arteta volition beryllium blessed with his squad. They’ll ever beryllium looking to amended the squad but whether that would beryllium imaginable successful January, I person my doubts. I anticipation I’m wrong.”

And Winterburn has besides claimed that the existent Arsenal stars volition beryllium keen for caller faces to get astatine the club. He said: “I deliberation they’ll beryllium delighted if different subordinate comes successful truthful agelong arsenic it’s not successful their position. We are ruthless successful what we privation to achieve, we privation to beryllium portion of a beardown squad but we besides privation to beryllium playing.

“That’s the respect you person of the manager and the nine that if a subordinate comes in, he’s going to assistance your squad go stronger. If there’s idiosyncratic retired determination that tin fortify it, I’m definite that the nine and the manager volition bash everything they can. I’m ever a small spot tense with January and thin to deliberation successful the summertime it would hap much than now.”

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