Arsenal are in an identical situation to where they found themselves in the summer of 2022. Mohamed Elneny suffered an injury which led to their chase of a wide player shifting to midfield.
Douglas Luiz was the target and Arsenal had three separate bids rejected on deadline day for the Brazilian. Fast forward five months and the Gunners again have concerns that Elneny is going to be out for an extended period and Mikel Arteta has publicly highlighted his hope that reinforcements are brought in.
"Well, we need some more cover in midfield ideally if we can," he said ahead of the FA Cup clash with Manchester City. "In this market, it’s pretty complicated to do that. The most important thing is that we get the performances and the time on the pitch that we need with the players we have available today that are already really good."
