Mikel Arteta claimed that Arsenal are open to signing players in January — if their injury crisis does not subside. A number of absentees have returned this month, including Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke, Gabriel Jesus, William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes. Yet Arsenal now have Kai Havertz, Cristhian Mosquera, Ben White, Jurrien Timber, Riccardo Calafiori and Max Dowman all on the sidelines currently. When asked about whether there is space in the squad for a new defender in the January window, Arteta said: ‘Depending on the availability of certain players, so the window is there. It has left Arteta wanting to make them ‘suffer’ at the Emirates and for his players to watch back the loss for motivation.

Source: Metro December 29, 2025 18:58 UTC