Mikel Arteta has confirmed that Arsenal remain on the lookout for a new striker in January tRANSFER The window approaches its final week, although a deal for RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko looks increasingly unlikely.
Arteta was desperate for reinforcements after Bukayo Saka was out for three months with a hamstring injury. injuryand Gabriel Jesus' ACL tear caused one public plea for new signatures to help transition an injury crisis into attack.
“My opinion is clear, we lost two very important players in Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, so we lack goals, we lack people, we lack options in the front line, it's clear,” Arteta told a news conference press the Friday before the trip. at Wolverhampton Wanderers.
“If we can get the right player, that's what we're actively looking at. Someone who makes us better and has an impact on the team. We need help, we're very short already, but the team is “We have to do what is right for the club.”
Arsenal have been linked with a host of players. Dushan Vlahovic of Juventus is a long-term objective, while Wolves' Matheus Cunha has been increasingly linked with a move to the Emirates, but much speculation has swirled Benjamin Sesko of RB Leipzigwith some reports going so far as to claim Arsenal are pursuing a January loan move for the Slovenian.
However, Leipzig's managing director of sport, Marcel Schafer, has firmly shut down suggestions that Sesko could be on the move this month, backing the words of manager Marco Rose.
“Obviously there is no contact with any other club or any discussion about Benjamin Sesko,” he said Sky Sports Germany. “We are very happy to have Benji in our squad. He is one of the best attacking talents in Europe and is currently in great form. He will continue to wear the RB Leipzig shirt.”
One possible route that Arteta has ruled out is another domestic loan, he confirms Arsenal They are “not thinking” of making room for a temporary new arrival by canceling the loans of Neto or Raheem Sterling from Bournemouth and Chelsea respectively.