Arsenal are under increasing pressure to address their shortcomings in the January transfer window. The Gunners are looking to compete again for the title but the gap to Liverpool could rise to as many as nine points were their game in hand to be won.
Mikel Arteta has not been particularly encouraging when it comes to speaking about potential business this winter either. The latest update hinged again on the players already with him at the club and focusing on trying to maximise their potential.
“I don’t know, my intention right now is within the team right now to get the best out of what we have,” he said when asked if the club would sign a player to replace the now-injured Bukayo Saka. “What is outside is not in our control.”
He added when asked if the club has the capacity to spend: “Yes, the preparation is done. We are ready if something happens.
“Obviously we didn’t predict the situation with Bukayo and Raheem at the same time. We predicted more if something has happened, for example, in the defensive line.
“But the job is done. Then, okay, if something has to happen we will be open. But the main focus is now how we should strive to distil the potential that there is in this squad.”
