Arsenal: Arteta provides update on isolating players
Arsenal were unsuccessful in their efforts to sign Houssem Aouar back in the summer transfer window. And reports claim the France international has now fallen down their list of targets as they look to add a playmaker to their squad. Mikel Arteta remains under huge pressure at the Emirates Stadium, despite securing a 3-1 win over Chelsea on Boxing Day.
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And that’s why Arsenal are now keen on signing Borussia Dortmund’s Julian Brandt, who was wanted by Jurgen Klopp at Liverpool in 2017 before Mohamed Salah arrived instead.
However, they won’t be pursuing former Tottenham star Christian Eriksen despite Inter Milan being open to cutting the Denmark international loose.
Aouar opened up on interest from Arsenal earlier in the year, saying: “Of course I asked myself all the necessary questions.
“I am in the headspace to have a great season with my club and get back the points that we have lost.
“So of course we are going to try to do the best season and to try to put the team and the club back in its rightful place, at the top of France.
“Disappointed? I am the opposite. I am at home, in the club that I love, with my friends and my family.
“So certainly I have all my bearings and it is giving me even more motivation to have a good season and to bring the club back into the top places in France.”
Former Arsenal star Kevin Campbell thinks the club will continue to go after Aouar, despite their failure to bring him in the door.
He told The Highbury Squad channel on YouTube when asked to send a transfer message: “Who is next? Houssem Aouar, we missed you. We didn’t get you this time!
“Whether we can get you in January, I’m not sure. But I’m sure you’re next on the radar for Mikel Arteta and Edu.