Mikel Arteta has had to endure a major attacking injury crisis this season after failing to sign a striker, a predicament the Arsenal boss was given fair warning about by a club icon

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta was keen to sign Ollie Watkins during the January transfer window but was ultimately denied by the financial decision-makers above him. New reports have cast light on Arteta's influence on transfers at the Emirates after the Gunners failed to recruit any new players in the winter window.

Arsenal's decision in January has seen their title chances nosedive, with injuries now seeing no recognised striker available to manager Mikel Arteta. The Athletic says Arsenal will now move to sign a centre-forward this summer, with two names on their shortlist.

Mikel Arteta's need for a new centre-forward has become more urgent than ever and while Benjamin Sesko remains Arsenal's first choice they will be looking at some other alternatives

Arsenal submitted a hopeful January bid for Ollie Watkins that was swiftly rejected by Aston Villa but Roy Keane believes the Gunners were better off missing out on him

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta could be forced to sell one of two leading stars in order to sign the striker of the Gunners’ dreams.

According to reports, Arsenal have hatched a plan to 'form the most feared attack in the Premier League' as they have identified their two top targets.

Arsenal are set to be in the market for a striker this summer, with Mikel Arteta keen to solve the club's biggest problem ahead of the 2023/24 campaign

Arsenal aim to form the most fearsome forward in the Premier league by launching a new bid for Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins in addition to signing another high-class centre-forward, FootballTransfers can reveal.