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Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has singled out three members of his first-team squad as he drops a hint at what he will look for in the transfer market. Arsenal have already signed two players this summer in Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga. However, Arteta's business is far from done.
Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta has singled out three players who epitomise his values (Image: GETTY)
Arteta says that value is key and claims Emile Smith Rowe and Gabriel Martinelli are two others who possess it.
"That character, I think it shows on the pitch - when anything happens that is not going for us, you don’t give up, you just raise your level, try to be better and transmit that to the rest of the team so they all believe," Arteta told Arsenal media.
"Kieran has this capacity, and Emile as well, to lift the crowd with an action, Gabi Martinelli has this capacity - and this is something you either have or you don’t have."
All three players have signed new long-term contracts in recent months and are firm favourites with Arsenal supporters, as well as Arteta.
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It is not the first time Arteta has stressed the importance of character among the players in his squad.
Following the arrivals of Tavares and Sambi Lokonga, Arteta said it was good to bring an injection of youth into his squad.
However, he would also like to bring in some more experienced heads who also possess the same values he desires.
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“[Youth] is one of the profiles, but we need a good mixture as well,” Arteta said last week.
“We need some senior players, players with different types of leadership in the team, with different qualities, people that complement each other.
“At the end of the day it is about the cohesion of the team so we need a squad that is cohesive that can develop and adapt, that offers different qualities to change games, protect games when we need to and this is what we are trying to build.”