Arsenal they are targeting a striker who has already scored against them this campaign, and it is believed they could make a move in January ahead of the February 3 deadline.
Arsenal are in the market for a striker after injuries to Saka and Jesus
Star winger Bukayo Saka will be sidelined until March following hamstring surgery, while Gabriel Jesus will miss the rest of this one Premier League campaign after tearing his ACL.
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Saka’s return of goals and assists was greatly missed by the manager Mikel Artetaeven if they secured North London Derby bragging rights with a 2-1 win over Tottenham on Wednesday night, while Jesus’ absence left the Spaniard with just Kai Havertz as his only striking option.
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Arsenal’s next five games in the Premier League |
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Aston Villa (home) |
January 18 |
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Wolves (away) |
January 25 |
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Man City (home) |
February 2 |
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Leicester City (away) |
February 15 |
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West Ham (home) |
February 22 |
Arsenal can hardly believe their luck when it comes to recent injuries in attack, which has reportedly prompted the Gunners to dive into this January market in search of external solutions.
Arteta confirmed that the club is currently actively looking for potential signings, and it is reliably believed that the striker is a target for Arsenal this month (Sky Sports).
“We are actively looking in the market to improve the team and that has been the same since day one,” he said Arteta on January transfers.
“It would be naive not to do that because it’s always an opportunity to develop the team and improve the team, especially given the circumstances. So yes, we’re looking, we’re trying and we’ll see what we can do.”
Arsenal have a great interest in Dusan Vlahovic from Juventus as one target, while there is talk that they could be looking for a Marseille striker Elya Wahamid reports it would cost just £25m.
Given the absence of Saka and Jesus, it’s little surprise what we’re hearing now Bryan Mbeumo is mentioned as a potential option.
The versatile Cameroonian can play on both the wing and as a centre-forward, acting as cover for Jesus and Saka, and reports claim he is highly regarded 50 million pounds of Brentford.
While Thomas Frank insisted he is not for sale this month, you could argue that a big offer could prompt Brentford to sell, especially when you consider the African has just 18 months left on his contract.
Arsenal could advance the potential signing of Bryan Mbeuma in January
According to RMC Sport and reliable reporter Fabrice Hawkins, Arsenal could “go on the offensive” for Mbeuma before the end of this transition period after registering an interest in his services.
Arteta’s side are joined by Tottenham and Man United in this regard, with all three sides gathering information on the 25-year-old who has scored 13 goals for Brentford in all competitions so far this season.
One of those strikes actually came against Arsenal, where he played in attack in a 3-1 defeat against them at the G-tech Community Stadium on New Year’s Day.
