Mikel Arteta has confirmed Arsenal are looking to sign a new striker in the remaining two weeks of January tRANSFER window.
The Gunners are light in numbers in attack after a heavy number INJURY. Arteta earlier admitted a new signing might be needed after Bukayo Saka was sidelined for three months with a muscle injury, before Ethan Nwaneri picked up a problem and Gabriel Jesus. suffered a severe ACL injury on the weekend.
with Arsenal now operating with just four strikers – Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard, Gabriel Martinelli and Raheem Sterling – Arteta confirmed he has plans to sign a new striker before the end of the month.
“Yes for sure because we lost two big players – Bukayo could be out for three months and Gabby will be out for a long time,” Arteta said. TNT Sports when asked if a new signature was possible. “We will certainly try. We are actively looking.
“We've lost two very important players, we've got 14 players in the squad and we play every three days. So we'll try and see what we can get.”
Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak is believed to be Arteta's dream target, but The Magpies' price tag is £150m it will almost certainly end any small hope of a move this month.
RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko, Sporting CP's Viktor Gyokeres and Brentford's Bryan Mbeumo have all been linked with moves to the Emirates Stadium.