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Arsenal stay firmly in competition for the 2024-25 Premier League title, however accidents to key gamers Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus have posed vital challenges. To remain aggressive, coach Mikel Arteta has acknowledged the necessity to discover switch choices in the course of the January window.
After a hard-fought 2-1 victory in opposition to Tottenham Hotspur on Matchday 21, Arsenal sit second within the league desk, trailing Liverpool by 4 factors. Nevertheless, with Saka and Jesus sidelined, the Gunners face urgent considerations of their ahead line. Arteta emphasised the urgency of reinforcements in his post-match feedback.
“We’re going to attempt (to signal gamers this window) for positive. We’re actively wanting. We have now misplaced two crucial gamers. We have now 14 gamers within the squad and we play each three days. We are going to attempt,” Arteta informed TNT Sports activities.
Bukayo Saka sustained a proper hamstring damage throughout a Premier League conflict with Crystal Palace, which required surgical procedure. Anticipated to be out till March 2025, Saka leaves a major void, having registered 9 objectives and 13 assists in 24 appearances this season. His absence has prompted Arsenal to show to choices like Gabriel Martinelli and Raheem Sterling to cowl the appropriate flank.
The striker state of affairs presents a fair larger problem. Gabriel Jesus suffered a season-ending anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage in his left knee throughout an FA Cup match in opposition to Manchester United. Arsenal’s lack of depth on the quantity 9 place has been uncovered, with Kai Havertz serving as a brief answer. Nevertheless, Havertz’s performances, together with throughout video games in opposition to United and Spurs, highlighted his limitations in filling the position of a conventional striker.
Benjamin Sesko: A longstanding goal for Arsenal
RB Leipzig ahead Benjamin Sesko has been on Arsenal’s radar because the summer season switch window. The Gunners had been reportedly near triggering his €65 million launch clause, however the Slovenian opted to increase his contract with the Bundesliga facet, delaying Arteta’s ambitions.
Latest experiences have linked Sesko to a possible mortgage transfer to Arsenal in January, however his agent, Elvis Basanovic, has shut down the hypothesis. “I don’t know the place this story has come from however I’ve by no means talked with Arsenal a few mortgage transfer for Sesko. Sesko will not be a participant for loans and this was by no means a subject with Arsenal or some other membership. When you ask me if Sesko will transfer in January, I can solely say Sesko is a RB Leipzig participant and absolutely centered on that,” he stated to Givemesport.
And not using a launch clause in his new contract, a January switch seems unlikely. Nonetheless, Sesko, who has scored 13 objectives and supplied three assists in 25 appearances this season, stays a precedence goal for Arsenal within the upcoming summer season window. Till then, the Gunners should act swiftly to search out another ahead to maintain their title aspirations.
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