Arsenal have plenty of reason to strengthen their attack this winter. After a major injury to Bukayo Saka, the club have lost their best attacking option and this has been made worse by another affliction to one of the winger’s deputies.
Raheem Sterling is also confirmed to have suffered a knee problem that Mikel Arteta suggests will see him miss many weeks. The on-loan Chelsea forward has not been a major success while in north London and there has been an apparent lack of utilisation from Arteta too.
This comes as a blow considering the Premier League loan rules allow just two players to be brought in from fellow top-flight clubs at one time. There has been some confusion over the ruling as they have gone through many tweaks and changes over the past decade.
At present, Premier League rules state: “Premier League clubs may not register more than two players on loan at any one time. The maximum number of loans registrable in the same season is four, and, under no circumstances, shall more than one be from the same club at any one time.
Premier League clubs cannot loan to another Premier League club a player they have acquired in the same transfer window. A Premier League club may loan not more than one of its goalkeepers to another Premier League club.”
On top of Sterling, who signed on the transfer deadline day last summer, the Gunners also brought in Neto from Bournemouth to be the second-choice goalkeeper until the end of the season. He has, however, been cup-tied in the Carabao Cup and is still yet to make his debut, which could occur in the FA Cup third-round clash with Manchester United next month.
