Mikel Arteta ‘disappointed’ by Arsenal’s January transfer struggles

<p><&sol;p>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"the-post">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"featured-area-inner">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"single-featured-image"><img width&equals;"620" height&equals;"348" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Mikel Arteta &OpenCurlyQuote;disappointed’ by Arsenal’s January transfer struggles" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" data-lazy- src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;Arteta&period;webp&period;webp"&sol;><img width&equals;"620" height&equals;"348" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;toptechblitz&period;com&period;ng&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2025&sol;02&sol;Arteta&period;webp&period;webp" class&equals;"attachment-jannah-image-post size-jannah-image-post wp-post-image" alt&equals;"Mikel Arteta &OpenCurlyQuote;disappointed’ by Arsenal’s January transfer struggles" data-main-img&equals;"1" decoding&equals;"async" fetchpriority&equals;"high" &sol;><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<div class&equals;"entry-content entry clearfix">&NewLine;<p><a target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;gistreel&period;com&sol;tag&sol;mikel-arteta"><strong><u><b>Mikel Arteta<&sol;b><&sol;u><&sol;strong><&sol;a> has admitted his disappointment over Arsenal’s failed attempts to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With Gabriel Jesus &lpar;knee&rpar; and Bukayo Saka &lpar;hamstring&rpar; sidelined&comma; the Gunners were desperate for attacking reinforcements&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; a £45 million bid for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins was rejected&comma; and a potential loan move for Bayern Munich’s <strong>Mathys Tel fell through before Tottenham swooped in for the youngster<&sol;strong>&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Arsenal’s decision to hold off on signings has left them chasing Premier League leaders Liverpool and competing in the Champions League knockout rounds with a squad thinner than their rivals&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the lack of additions&comma; Arteta insists it was not a gamble&comma; arguing that Arsenal will be in a stronger financial position to invest in top targets this summer&comma; including RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko&comma; valued at £60 million&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>With Jesus out long-term and Saka expected to return in March&comma; Havertz remains Arsenal’s only fit centre-forward&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The 25-year-old German has delivered a career-best 15 goals across all competitions this season and has started 29 of Arsenal’s 37 games&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<&sol;p><&sol;div>&NewLine;<p><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;gistreel&period;com&sol;mikel-arteta-disappointed-by-arsenals-january-transfer-struggles&sol;" previewlistener&equals;"true">Source link <&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;