What would make the perfect January transfer window for the Gunners boss
The January transfer window is not even a week old but Arsenal have already been very busy.
Sead Kolasinac and William Saliba have already left the club with many more expected to follow later this month.
Mikel Arteta has already admitted that getting players out of the club is the priority but there is definitely some need for incomings. Omar Rekik has already been announced but it is unlikely that he will be the only acquisition this window.
With all this in mind here football.london takes a look at what Mikel Arteta's dream transfer scenario would be at Arsenal.
Fans are always excited by the prospect of bringing new players into their club, but right now Arsenal's focus is on getting players out.
Speaking ahead of the January transfer window Arteta revealed he's expecting several players to leave the Emirates on loan this month.
Well, we have a large squad. We knew that," he said. "A lot of things that should have happened in the summer we could not accomplish them for different reasons.
There are a lot of players that are going to go on loan. They are going to leave. And that’s the priority at the moment because we cannot sustain the numbers that we have in certain positions."
It seems that high on the list of potential outgoing is Mesut Ozil. The German, whose contract expires at the end of the season, has been left out of the Gunners' Premier League and Europa League squads, and seems to have no future at Arsenal.
DC United and Fenerbahce have both been linked although it is looking more likely that the Turkish side will seal a deal to take him on loan this month. It is not exactly certain what the nature of this deal isy, but it is expected the 32-year-old will join Fener on a permanent basis after that.
This will likely be a relief for Mikel Arteta who has had to field questions on Ozil ever since he was initially axed from the squad in June.
"What I can tell you is that I tried my best. I tried to give him as many opportunities as I could," said the Spaniard of his number 10. "From my honest side I've been patient and I've been fair,
"People need the reasons and the right answers and I just give mine. Whether they believe me, or agree with me or not there's nothing I can do. I have to put my decision with my heart and with my brain to make the right decisions that I believe are good."
The other player to have missed out on the squad list back in October was Sokratis. Arteta would ideally like to get him out of the club too.
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As well as permanent departures for senior players there are a few loan deals for some of the Hale End prospects that Mikel Arteta may be considering. football.london understands that the Spaniard is open to allowing Reiss Nelson, Eddie Nketiah and Joe Willock to leave in order to get more game time.
When asked about them in his press conference the Gunners boss revealed that decisions had been made on their future.
"When we have to decide is this player going to have enough game time if we keep him here? Is it better to send him on loan? Then it’s a different discussion," he said.
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