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Unlucky or unforgivable error? THE Daily Mirror Ask the question about Arsenal and his decision not to recruit an attacker during the winter transfer window. The rest of the press responds scathingly. Yes, Arsenal made a terrible mistake, since Kai Havertz joined the list of injured offensives, already composed of Saka, Gabriel Jesus and more recently Gabriel Martinelli. Coach Mikel Arteta was counting on his German international to occupy the point of his trident, but the winter mini-teeth organized in Dubai, instead of consolidating the organizations, gave birth to an injury to the hamstrings which should make it unavailable Until the end of the season.
A terrible blow for the Gunners, who nevertheless long hesitated to strengthen during the winter transfer window. Their targets went from Ollie Watkins to Alexander Isak via Benjamin Sesko or even Dusan Vlahovic. Not from the Fretin menu, rather large files in several tens of millions of euros. And so Arsenal decided to stick to its initial workforce, even if it was already well started by injuries.
No short -term solution
For the next few weeks, therefore, the titular offensive trio should be Trossard-Nwaneri-Sterling. A little just to try to compete with Liverpool in the classification of the Premier League and to ensure a quiet qualification in the quarter -finals of the Champions League. And if Saka's return is scheduled for the end of March, this will not solve the problem of the axial striker. A problem that is starting to date. Since 2023, Arsenal has sold players like Balogun, Nketiah or Biereth. For the recruitment of the Havertz alone, which was initially considered a midfielder moreover.
The disappointing performances of Gabriel Jesus and his physical fragility led Arteta to make Havertz his striking force number 1 and his absence is all the more harmful. The options are thin for the Gunners. Call on a player free from any contract? Unlikely with regard to Arsenal's recruitment policy. Use a young person? Nathan Butler-Addeji, present at the internship in Dubai, is 22 years old and did not score during his loans in the 4th division. He was even close to a final departure …
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