Arsenal facing January transfer reality as Mikel Arteta and Edu focus clear

Arsenal are unlikely to sign any players during the January transfer window football.london understands. Whilst they remain active and open to the opportunity to do deals should one arrive, there remain restrictions from the Profit and Sustainability rules that have presented as a tough obstacle to overcome.

The club would certainly like to strengthen as would Mikel Arteta, hence why he spoke so openly about the January transfer window in the lead-up to the New Year.Injuries have created a nightmare scenario for the Spaniard with his big plans for the likes of Jurrien Timber and Thomas Partey ripped apart.

Therefore, the scenario that January could end up being barren for the club is the likeliest reality. Outside of a loan deal, Arteta should be considering what indeed he can do with the players he has now through to the end of the season.

It is therefore unsurprising to read back his recent comments when asked about transfers. When initially he had been open about the prospects of the window he suddenly switched focus.

«What I beg the supporters is that they are behind the team, that they’ve done in difficult moments,» he said on calls for signings after the Liverpool defeat. «Stick with the ones we have — they are incredibly good.

»If not, they don’t do what they’ve done again today, in Anfield and here. Stick with them, it’s exactly what they need, that we are fully behind them.

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«Then they feel important and supported because they deserve it, with their attitude they don’t deserve anything different. That’s my opinion.»

He is right to say this: fans