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Arsenal are interested in signing Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. However, a deal may be “too expensive” for the 2024 winter transfer window, as talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook reveals the club are happy with their current striker options at the Emirates Stadium.
Mikel Arteta saw his Gunners squad bolstered significantly during the 2023 summer market but has found deals hard to come by this month as he hopes to improve the options in his team.
Arsenal hope to go one better than the 2022/23 campaign and win their first Premier League title since 2004 after succumbing to eventual treble winners Manchester City last term. Gabriel Jesus has been Arteta’s go-to option in the centre-forward position when fit but has recently been criticised for his lack of goals.
Arsenal’s slow winter transfer window
Unsurprisingly, Arsenal haven’t been active when looking for incomings across the 2024 winter transfer window, having spent much of their budget earlier in the season. Sporting director Edu Gaspar was able to provide Arteta with four first-team signings during the first market of the 2023/24 campaign.
The Gunners splashed around £200m on welcoming Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and David Raya to the Emirates Stadium. A deal to sign Rice became a record for the club and the money spent on signing a British player, the north London outfit parting with a rumoured £105m to acquire his services from West Ham United.
Given that considerable outlay over the summer, it’s no surprise that Arsenal are keen to abide by the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules and are unlikely to splash the cash this winter. However, Arteta could look to sign an out-and-out centre-forward in the near future after Jesus has been criticised for his lack of goals in the Premier League during the 2023/24 season.
The 26-year-old has hit the back of the net just three times in 16 top-flight appearances this term, hardly the form of a title-winning centre-forward. However, Arsenal are unlikely to splash on a centre-forward given the current transfer climate and the fact the top clubs are unwilling to let their prized assets leave in the middle of the season.
Meanwhile, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has recently told GIVEMESPORT (26th January) that Arsenal are interested in signing Real Sociedad midfielder Zubimendi. However, any move for the 24-year-old midfielder with a £51m release clause could wait until the summer, when the Gunners hope to have more room for manoeuvre around Financial Fair Play concerns.
