There remains just under a fortnight left of the January transfer window and so far Arsenal have neither signed a player nor made much headway on specific targets. Mikel Arteta was asked after the draw with Aston Villa whether this again raised the pressure to sign players.
This will not bring as much hope to supporters as some of his previous commitments to transfers will. The area that of course is of greatest need would be a forward, either in the wide areas but what fans would most desperately call for is a striker.
RB Leipzig do not want to sell this winter and suggestions of talks about a loan earlier in the window are wide of the mark. That does not mean that this reality may emerge at some stage, but so far suggestions of talks between clubs advancing are frustratingly not the case as of yet.
Despite the reluctance to sell, every player has their price. As is the case in the January transfer window, clubs usually have to pay over the odds for players and Arsenal will be more than aware of this being the case.
