Mikel Arteta throughout Arsenal’s win over Crystal Palace (Picture by Julian Finney/Getty Photographs)
Arsenal don’t appear to have a very busy January deliberate, however they’re reportedly placing in some groundwork for potential wonderkid transfers for the longer term.
That’s based on a report from the Athletic, which states that the Gunners usually do work like this all 12 months spherical, to make sure they’re in a robust place to snap up these younger gamers if or after they determine to maneuver on from their present golf equipment.
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No particular names are talked about, and they may not be significantly massive names anyway, however Arsenal followers will little question hope that the north London membership can proceed to show a very good vacation spot for the sport’s finest youth gamers.
We’ve seen Arsenal promote plenty of gamers from their academy in current instances, with Bukayo Saka undoubtedly the largest success story.
Nonetheless, there have additionally been the likes of Eddie Nketiah and Myles Lewis-Skelly, who each additionally had spells in Chelsea’s youth system earlier than transferring to the Emirates Stadium.
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The Athletic recommend Arsenal have been doing a little work on offers of this nature forward of January, nevertheless it appears it is perhaps a quiet time by way of signings for the first-team.
Saka’s present harm absolutely means AFC have to do one thing within the upcoming January window, or else it’s onerous to see them maintaining with Liverpool within the Premier League title race.
Nonetheless, we additionally know that Arsenal have a tendency to love planning for the long-term as an alternative of simply doing reactive work out there, so it is smart that this appears to be their present strategy.
In the long run, if it means Mikel Arteta has one other expertise like Lewis-Skelly to work with in a 12 months or two, then it could possibly be effectively value it.
