Arsenal are going to add a winger to their squad in January, after failing to land one during the summer transfer window.
That's according to reports that state that Mikel Arteta is committing to signing a wide man, since he wants new signing Marquinhos to experience more minutes of competitive football and can't offer the Brazilian the adequate game-time.
Marquinhos joined the Gunners for £3 million over the summer and scored on his first start in an Arsenal shirt against Zurich in the Europa League last week. With the Gunners playing four competitions, having extra bodies in the squad is useful – especially as the youngster can fill in for Bukayo Saka.
But Marquinhos is still raw and Arteta would like to give him the freedom to develop away from Arsenal at the top level, with The Sun claiming that the Spaniard will look to loan out the 19-year-old in January.
Losing another right-winger would surely all but confirm that the Gunners will bring another in, as the competitions come thick and fast after Christmas. The north Londoners have been linked with a number of options in wide positions, too.
Recently, Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk told Ben Jacobs of CBS Sports that he would find it difficult to say no to Arteta after Arsenal were linked with his signature in the last week of the transfer window. Shakhtar director Darijo Srna told HITC that he believes the 21-year-old is on a level with Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.
Wolverhampton Wanderers No.7 Pedro Neto was also touted for a transfer to the Emirates Stadium, too, after The Athletic broke the news of talks between the two clubs. A move never materialised.
Arsenal are also said to be interested in moving for another central midfielder, with their Deadline Day pursuit for Douglas Luiz ending in failure. Youri Tielemans was also on the radar throughout the summer.
The Gunners are still top of the league.
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Arsenal were looking for a “mystery winger” to complete their squad, while a midfielder was also been touted.
After Nicolas Pepe left the Gunners for more minutes on loan at Nice, manager Mikel Arteta declared a desire to “add firepower”, though he could not guarantee a new player will come in. The Gunners still have interest in Pedro Neto, as well as a Ukrainian wonderkid.
Mohamed Elneny’s injury means that midfield is a little weak right now. FFT reported months ago that personal terms with Youri Tielemans were agreed, with the north Londoners just needing to agree a fee with Leicester: one obstacle remained on Deadline Day. In other news, Bukayo Saka has hinted that he’s close to extending his contract.
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