For Arsenal to add two forwards this winter would be the result of a reaction to Gabriel Jesus’ injury and a ruthlessness lacking from the January market of 2022 when the departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was not covered. Mikel Arteta knows that his side is short in attack, made worse by a recent injury to Reiss Nelson too.
However, with ruthlessness must come accuracy and composure. Seeking desperately to find an individual who can add cover and quality can sometimes lead to rushed decisions which lead to poor results; something Arsenal are no stranger to.
The deals for the likes of Denis Suarez, Henrikh Mkhitaryan, Kim Kallstrom and Andrey Arshavin are not seen back through the annuls of Gunners' transfer history as successes and potentially blocked the path or space for something better. There was a chance that the Gunners could repeat this with several reports linking the club to Atletico Madrid’s Matheus Cunha.
