The Arsenal boss revealed that the club are unlikely to do much business in the January window after their disappointing loss on Sunday.
The Gunners are now out of the FA Cup after a 2-0 loss to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium despite a dominating performance.
Arsenal had several clear-cut chances to score throughout the match but failed to capitalise as they spurned countless opportunities with their rivals punishing them late in the second half.
The toothless display has only convinced the fanbase more that they need an out-and-out striker up front but Mikel Arteta has labelled it as ‘unrealistic’.
“At the moment it doesn’t look realistic,” he told beIN Sports.
“My job is to improve the players we have.”
“At the moment it doesn’t look realistic. My job is to improve the players we have.”
Mikel Arteta tells @carriebrowntv that a new striker is unlikely in the January transfer window…#beINFACUP #AFC #Arsenal #LFC pic.twitter.com/Jd6gBcBEGG
— beIN SPORTS (@beINSPORTS_EN) January 7, 2024
The concern surrounding the striker department has only grown after it was revealed that Gabriel Jesus sustained a knee problem in the build-up to this game.
I think Arteta is talking rubbish. This team need a real killer straiker to score many important goals like our opponent.
Even you play good football without scoring goals its nothing
”Please buy straiker”
”Please buy sraiker”
”Please buy straiker”
Areteta, if you cannot buy an aggressive striker who is a good finisher like how henry used to do, do you think you will compete for atrophy like your counterparts? You must buy a striker in janury and do away with Gabriel Jesus who likes falling down every time even after a simple knock instead of scoring a goal. How can a striker score just 5 goals in over 15 matches? Bench him and buy for us Toney of Brentford, get for us also a holding midfielder, left back and right back, benwhite is tired now, he can’t produce what we need, sell him too and get a replacement.