Mikel Arteta committed to signing winger in January

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is committing to bring a winger in January, with another star heading on loan

Posted Tuesday, September 13, 2022 by fourfourtwo.com

Arsenal are going to add a winger to their squad in January, after failing to land one during the summer transfer window.

That's according to reports that state that Mikel Arteta is committing to signing a wide man, since he wants new signing Marquinhos to experience more minutes of competitive football and can't offer the Brazilian the adequate game-time.

Marquinhos joined the Gunners for £3 million over the summer and scored on his first start in an Arsenal shirt against Zurich in the Europa League last week. With the Gunners playing four competitions, having extra bodies in the squad is useful – especially as the youngster can fill in for Bukayo Saka.

But Marquinhos is still raw and Arteta would like to give him the freedom to develop away from Arsenal at the top level, with The Sun(opens in new tab) claiming that the Spaniard will look to loan out the 19-year-old in January.

Losing another right-winger would surely all but confirm that the Gunners will bring another in, as the competitions come thick and fast after Christmas. The north Londoners have been linked with a number of options in wide positions, too.

Recently, Shakhtar Donetsk winger Mykhaylo Mudryk told Ben Jacobs(opens in new tab) of CBS Sports(opens in new tab) that he would find it difficult to say no to Arteta after Arsenal were linked with his signature in the last week of the transfer window. Shakhtar director Darijo Srna told HITC(opens in new tab) that he believes the 21-year-old is on a level with Vinicius Junior and Kylian Mbappe.

Wolverhampton Wanderers No.7 Pedro Neto was also touted for a transfer to the Emirates Stadium, too, after The Athletic(opens in new tab) broke the news of talks between the two clubs. A move never materialised.

Arsenal are also said to be interested in moving for another central midfielder, with their Deadline Day pursuit for Douglas Luiz ending in failure. Youri Tielemans was also on the radar throughout the summer.

The Gunners are still top of the league.