Mikel Arteta throughout Arsenal’s win over Crystal Palace (Photograph by Julian Finney/Getty Pictures)
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 long run.
That’s in line with a report from the Athletic, which states that the Gunners usually do work like this all yr spherical, to make sure they’re in a powerful 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 won’t be significantly large names anyway, however Arsenal followers will little question hope that the north London membership can proceed to show a superb vacation spot for the sport’s greatest youth gamers.
We’ve seen Arsenal promote numerous gamers from their academy in latest occasions, 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 shifting to the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal engaged on signing kids forward of January
The Athletic counsel Arsenal have been doing a little work on offers of this nature forward of January, however it appears it may be a quiet time when it comes to signings for the first-team.
Saka’s present damage certainly means AFC have to do one thing within the upcoming January window, or else it’s exhausting 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 sensible that this appears to be their present method.
In the long run, if it means Mikel Arteta has one other expertise like Lewis-Skelly to work with in a yr or two, then it could possibly be effectively price it.
