Arteta promises Arsenal will be active in transfer market

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has stated that his club will be “active” in the next transfer market. European teams can resume player transfers from January 1st. The Gunners will need to take a hard look at new players following some bad injury news within the club.

Star striker Gabriel Jesus suffered a serious knee injury at the World Cup with Brazil. The 25-year-old center forward has been a mainstay in Arteta’s starting XI so far this season. There have been rumors that Jesús could be sidelined until February, but Arteta did not confirm these reports.

“I never gave a date, so those are not the words I used, and I have not used any words at this time,” the coach said during a press conference. “I said we don’t know, it will take some time for sure. Obviously, he’s going to have surgery, so that’s the extent of the injury.”

Arteta says Arsenal will be active in January

However, Arteta promised to be active in January. “We will be in the market, always active,” Arteta proclaimed. “That’s what I said and we will evaluate the biggest opportunities we have.”

“We are going to be active, and being active means always seeking to strengthen the team. This team still can’t afford not to maximize every window and we have to because it’s really important. But then we want to get the right profile, the right player and a player that will really impact the team and take us to the next level.”