Arsenal they submitted an initial offer in January for one highly rated striker, as manager Mikel Arteta is “actively” scouring the market for new attacking options, following what could be a very serious injury to Gabriel Jesus.
Arsenal are looking for January signings due to injury fears for Gabriel Jesus
The Gunners were knocked out of the FA Cup third round by Manchester United last weekend, and to make matters worse, in-form striker Jesus has suffered a potential ACL injury that could see him sidelined for an extended period.
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Arsenal fear Jesus could be sidelined for the rest of the season (The Mail), after the Brazilian, with six goals in his last seven matches, was forced off in the 41st minute against United.
Arteta, speaking to the media ahead of their north London Derby clash with Tottenham on Wednesday, confirmed that Jesus’ problem “doesn’t look good” – but refused to predict a timetable for the former Man City star’s return.
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Arsenal’s next five games in the Premier League |
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Tottenham (home) |
January 15 |
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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 1 |
“Now we know more. It doesn’t look good at all,” he said Arteta on the injury of Jesus.
“We have to do a review with another specialist and we will have better information this afternoon. I don’t want to confirm anything until we get the final report this afternoon. We were very worried after the game and we are still very worried today.”
When asked about the club’s January transfers, Arteta also confirmed that it was his Premier League title hunters are actively looking for potential upgrades.
“We are actively looking in the market to improve the team,” he said Arteta in Arsenal’s January transfer window.
“We would be naive not to do that. There is an opportunity to improve the team. We are looking and trying. Let’s see what we can do. When you recruit a player, there are three sides. We also have our limitations, we can do what we can.”
It is worth noting that Arsenal are already closing in on signing Martin Zubimendi in the summerbut amid Jesus’ strike, reports will be pouring in linking Arteta’s side with this month’s prodigious goalscorer.
Arsenal are looking for Sporting Lisbon sensation Viktor Gyokeresaccording to some information, while others state that they are in the race for the Juventus star Dusan Vlahovic.
Arsenal sent the first offer for Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic
According to Football Transfers, Arsenal have already sent the first January offer for Vlahović.
The Serb’s 12 goals in all competitions this season appear to have alerted transfer chiefs at the Emirates Stadium, and Arteta is a genuine admirer of the player he once tried to sign before Juve won the race for him.
Arteta’s side made a bid to take Vlahovic on loan, but the Old Lady overruled their initial approach, who agreed 71 million pounds agree with Fiorentina for his services until 2021.
Juve are keen to either sell him permanently or agree a buyout clause in any temporary deal, prompting them to snub Arsenal’s advances late last week.
Although they faced rejection this time, it is believed that Arsenal could get back into the game £360,000 a week killer later this month.
