{"id":294605,"date":"2023-11-20T22:39:53","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:39:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/?p=294605"},"modified":"2023-11-20T22:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T22:39:53","slug":"arsenal-decide-on-january-transfer-priority-as-club-hero-lifts-lid-on-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsloveme.com\/soccer\/arsenal-decide-on-january-transfer-priority-as-club-hero-lifts-lid-on-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal ‘decide’ on January transfer priority as club hero lifts lid on plans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Arsenal need to improve their team in January | Football Digest<\/h3>\n

Former Arsenal midfielder Gilberto Silva has revealed that the Gunners\u2019 transfer priority in January is to sign a midfielder who can bolster Mikel Arteta\u2019s squad. The club\u2019s recruitment chief Edu has not been afraid to spend in recent years and they could dip into the market once again to help the likes of Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.<\/p>\n

Last year Arsenal used the January window to bring in Leandro Trossard, Jorginho and Jakub Kiwior. All three have gone on to become valuable members of the squad and the Gunners will be hopeful for similar success a year on, with Silva believing that the midfield especially is being focused on.<\/p>\n

\u201cI heard that they were maybe looking for some midfielders especially because of (Thomas) Partey being injured at times,\u201d Silva told the Mirror. \u201cI\u2019m not sure if it\u2019s 100 per cent going to happen but obviously, they have to be aware that this is a very short window and very specific.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have to be like a fisherman sometimes, to grab the right player that you really need that\u2019s going to help you to win games and to be useful for the rest of the season. Also to improve the way you play.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s not about sometimes bringing a player because you need [them]. Speaking to people there, Edu many times, they are working hard to have the data and what they think is right for the club in terms of targets. The market is very competitive as well, sometimes you have to be fast and not lose the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n

With Partey and Odegaard both spending time on the sidelines through injury, the likes of Kai Havertz and Fabio Vieira have been handed perhaps bigger roles than expected. Jorginho has also been relied upon heavily and Arteta may feel that further quality is necessary in the middle of the pitch.<\/p>\n