Mikel Arteta reveals ANOTHER injury
Arsenal need to strengthen their frontline with Brazilian Gabriel Jesus and England international Bukayo Saka both sidelined, manager Mikel Arteta said on Friday ahead of a Premier League meeting with Wolverhampton Wanderers.
We're back in Premier League action with a trip to Wolves on Saturday, and the day before Mikel Arteta was back in front of the cameras at the Sobha Realty Training Centre to face the media. As usual,
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta when quizzed on Arsenals striker search: Have I ever said no to a striker? We lost two very important players in Saka and Jesus. We lack goals and options in the front, its clear.
Arsenal are still looking to make a splash in the January transfer market, and one deal they could get over the line is for a highly-rated Bournemouth player to replace Bukayo Saka.Premier Injuries
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was quizzed on Bukayo Saka’s fitness ahead of the Gunners’ clash with Dinamo Zagreb. Saka underwent surgery to repair his hamstring after going down injured against Crystal Palace back in December.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has told Bukayo Saka to take a well-earned holiday. Saka is currently out injured after tearing his hamstring last month and is not expected back in action until at least March. The injury is the first major one of Saka’s career and prior to that he had been one of Arsenal and England’s most consistent performers.
Arteta confirmed Myles Lewis-Skelly's has suffered "nothing serious" after missing Wednesday's Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb and "today, we will have a meeting with the medical staff", while William Saliba "is something similar". The defensive pair "will definitely be in for next week" but for "tomorrow we will see".
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted "we need help" in attacking areas after injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus, but refused to talk up the prospect of signing Wolves star Matheus Cunha.
Bukayo Saka, who was pictured while steadying himself on crutches, is not due back in action until March after suffering a hamstring injury and the absence of the Arsenal talisman remains keenly felt
Arteta’s first-choice deputy for Saka on the right was Gabriel Martinelli, with Leandro Trossard on the left. That wing pairing returned against Aston Villa on Saturday. Despite the game ending in a 2-2 draw, they brought more threat to Arsenal’s attack than there had been in previous weeks.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has shared heartfelt advice for Bukayo Saka, urging him to use his painful injury downtime to come back "a better person". The empathetic boss pledged full support to Saka during his road to recovery after his hamstring surgery following an injury in the 5-1 triumph at Crystal Palace.