Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola may have given Mikel Arteta a plan on how to thrive without a natural centre forward at Arsenal.
The Gunners were desperate to sign a striker in the January transfer window to prevent Arteta from being short in the final third next season.
After several disciplinary woes, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was allowed to leave for Barcelona. And with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah out of contract at the end of the season, bringing a no.9 to the Emirates Stadium is now a priority.
