With just a week left until the January transfer window closes, the pressure is on for Arsenal to close deals – both for incoming players, and those who are leaving the club.
Manager Mikel Arteta has been open about the club’s need for forwards due to losing Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus to injury. He said on Friday: “We lack goals, we lack people, we lack options in the frontline, it’s clear.”
He added: “It’s clear that for the period that we have lost them, ideally we need some help, because we were short already and we’re even shorter. The team has still coped with that but we have do what is right for the club.” However, Arteta insisted they would not be looking at signing just any player. “We need someone that makes us better and makes an impact on the team,” he said.
Arsenal are said to be in the race to sign Matheus Cunha, the 25-year-old Wolverhampton Wanderers striker. a £60million bid could be enough for Wolves to sell the Brazilian, but manager Vitor Pereira has previously remained certain that Cunha was committed to his current club.
Pereira said: “He is committed to Wolves But in your life when you start to listen that other clubs (are interested), he’s human and it’s normal in football. He needs to put his mind on the target, to increase his level because he’s come from injury and it’s normal he’s not at the same level now.”
Arsenal are also said to be in discussions over signing Sverre Nypan, the 18-year-old midfielder from Trondheim, Norway. Talks are said to have opened and Nypan was seen in London this week. However, Manchester City are also said to have their sights on the midfielder.
