- Manager had wanted reinforcements for depleted attack
- ‘We’re going to have to be very flexible in the front line’
Mikel Arteta has admitted disappointment with Arsenal’s lack of signings in the recent transfer window and acknowledged the club will have to be “flexible in the front line” to cope with the shortage of attacking options at his disposal.
It was a frustrating deadline day for the Arsenal manager, who had made it clear that he wanted to bring in reinforcements to replace the injured Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus but ended up not replenishing his squad. A bid for Ollie Watkins, believed to have been worth around £40m, was rejected by Aston Villa last week, with Arsenal also deciding not to follow up their interest in the Bayern Munich forward Mathys Tel, who joined Tottenham on loan instead.
Written by Ed Aarons
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/football/2025/feb/04/mikel-arteta-disappointed-at-arsenal-lack-of-january-transfer-activity under the title “Mikel Arteta ‘disappointed’ at Arsenal’s lack of January transfer activity”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
