Arteta reflects on two years since becoming Arsenal boss
Arsenal spent more than any other club in Europe during the summer transfer window but that doesn’t necessarily mean January will be quiet for the Gunners. All six players that were brought in by Mikel Arteta have had a positive start to life at the Emirates.
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Romantic Arsenal fans would love to see this happen.
Wilshere has been training with the club for the last two months.
Arteta said last week the 29-year-old is “100 per cent” still capable of playing in the Premier League.
He would be a short-term and cheaper alternative to Sanches.
Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta spent big in the summer (Image: EXPRESS)
Five players who could leave Arsenal
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang
Aubameyang has not featured in a match-day squad since being stripped of the captaincy.
Arteta has refused to say whether he has played his final game for the club.
But it has a familiar feeling to the final few weeks of Mesut Ozil’s time at Arsenal 12 months ago.
It wouldn’t be surprising to see Aubameyang in another team’s shirt before the window shuts, with Barcelona and Juventus both linked.
Folarin Balogun
Balogun needs to play regular senior football and a loan looks likely.
He started the first Premier League game of the season due to a Covid crisis up front.
However, he hasn’t started since and has mostly been confined to under-23s football.
Spending time in the Championship could work wonders, just like it did for Emile Smith Rowe.
Arsenal transfer news: Ainsley Maitland-Niles has struggled for game time (Image: GETTY)
Eddie Nketiah
Nketiah has recently rejected a new contract, so therefore sees his future away from the Gunners.
But with Aubameyang likely to leave and Alexandre Lacazette also out of contract in the summer, he may want to reconsider that decision.
Arteta is desperate to keep the former England under-21 striker, who showcased his goalscoring potential with a hat-trick against Sunderland in the Carabao Cup on Tuesday.
Nketiah has the power to choose his next move but Arsenal may look to cash in next month if there is no chance he will sign an extension.
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Ainsley Maitland-Niles
Maitland-Niles wanted to leave in the summer and made that public on social media.
A meeting with Edu and Arteta convinced the academy graduate to stay put for the time being.
But he has continued to struggle for game time and a move could be on the cards.
He spent the second half of last season on loan at West Brom and a similar deal could be organised.
Pablo Mari
The performances of Ben White and Gabriel have firmly put Mari down the pecking order at the Emirates.
There have been reports the Spaniard wants to return to Brazil, two years after leaving Flamengo for the Gunners.
Arteta may want to hold onto Mari until William Saliba returns from his loan in the summer though, otherwise Arsenal could be short of options at the back if injuries occur.
