Paris Saint-Germain are likely to offer Arsenal the chance to sign out-of-favour forward Randal Kolo Muani.
Arsenal have been hit with the news that star man Bukayo Saka will be ruled out for 'many weeks' with a hamstring tear and are weighing up whether to find a solution to his absence in the January transfer window. Saka, 23, has played the fourth-highest amount of minutes among Arsenal's outfielders this season and the Gunners don't have a natural right winger to replace him with.
His injury has given Mikel Arteta a dilemma as the winter window nears but PSG could have the answer to his problem in the shape of Randal Kolo Muani. The 26-year-old was signed for £64.2m in the summer of 2023, having shone for Eintracht Frankfurt, when he attracted interest from Manchester United. Kolo Muani was expected to play a larger role under Luis Enrique following the departure of Kylian Mbappe, but he's only started two matches in Ligue 1 this season and played just 28 minutes of football in the last month.
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The France international has now been made available on loan, despite being under contract until 2028, and the Evening Standard report that the French champions will offer him to a number of clubs in January, including Arsenal.
Saka's absence has been compounded by an injury Raheem Sterling, who would've been in contention to replace him in the Gunners' starting line-up against Ipswich Town on Boxing Day. Asked about the prospect of signing a replacement for Saka next month, Arteta insisted that his focus is on players who are already at the club.
"My focus honestly now is just about within the squad the resources we have to be as competitive as we possibly can," the Arsenal manager said. "We have many, many options to do that. And if something unbelievable [becomes] available and if the club is willing to do it, we'll have to consider it."
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Arteta added that the Gunners had already prepared for an injury to one of their key players, having already lost Martin Odegaard to a long-term layoff earlier this season. "The preparation is done and we are ready if something happens," he continued.
"Obviously we didn't predict a situation with Bukayo and Raheem at the same time. We predicted more it would be something else, for example if something happened in the defensive line, but the job is done.
"Then, okay, if something has to happen, we will be open. But the main focus is now, how will we extract still a lot of potential that there is in this squad."
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