Arsenal are facing a massive summer transfer window.
Indeed, after falling short for the third year in a row in the Premier League and the Champions League, the Gunners need to rebuild.
Arsenal will sign a striker this summer, while Martin Zubimendi is set to join Arsenal too.
However, there’s a feeling of a massive missed opportunity this season after coming so close in both the Premier League and in Europe.
Indeed, Arsenal should’ve signed a striker in January, and they did try as the Gunners bid for Ollie Watkins.
Speaking on the Arsecast, Kaya Kaynak has been discussing Arsenal’s transfer plans, and he shared some interesting insight into how Mikel Arteta was feeling after a difficult January window.
Mikel Arteta was angry after January transfer window
Kaynak shared how Arteta was feeling after the January transfer window.
According to the journalist, Mikel Arteta was angry after a difficult January window, claiming that he was frustrated by the lack of firepower his team were left with.
“They’re not afraid, they won’t sort of be swayed by outside noise in their transfer dealings. But having said that, I do think there is a feeling that in January, I think behind the scenes Arteta was pretty angry with how sort of lacking in firepower he was left with and he’s referenced it actually a few times in press conferences, which as we said earlier is abnormal for him to sort of give us a sort of a peek behind the curtain of what’s going on upstairs at Arsenal,” Kaynak said.
Arsenal’s goalscoring record since January
Arteta was left frustrated by Arsenal’s lack of firepower after the January transfer window closed, and that has been an issue.
Indeed, since the end of the January transfer window, Arsenal have struggled for goals, as the stats show.
| Arsenal’s goalscoring record since January transfer window closed | |
| Games | 13 |
| Goals | 18 |
| Goals per game | 1.38 |
Mikel Merino has done a good job up front for Arsenal, but the Gunners have lacked the ability to consistently score goals in the absence of Kai Havertz, or any other recognised number nine for that matter.
Arsenal need to sign a new striker this summer if they’re going to push for the major honours next season.
Alexander Isak has been linked to Arsenal, and he would be the ideal solution to the Gunners’ current striking woes.
