Mikel Arteta and an Arsenal-branded corner flag
Mikel Arteta and an Arsenal-branded corner flag (Photo by Carl Recine, Eddie Keogh/Getty Images)
Arsenal reportedly feel disappointed after a frustrating summer that saw them miss out on exciting transfer targets such as Morgan Rogers and Vinicius Junior.
The Gunners are now surely out of time to get any major business done as the transfer deadline is at 11pm tonight, so just over three hours away at the time of writing.
There doesn’t seem to be anything happening for Arsenal, despite the club clearly trying hard to land a number of elite attacking players.
According to the reliable Hand of Arsenal account, the reigning Premier League champions now feel disappointed with how things worked out as they tried for months to sign Morgan Rogers, though he ended up joining Chelsea.
Morgan Rogers as Chelsea player
Image via: Chelsea website
On top of that, AFC put a lot into what would have been a hugely ambitious deal for Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior, while other big names like Julian Alvarez and Bradley Barcola were explored as options…
Vinicius stayed at Real Madrid, Barcola moved to Liverpool, and Alvarez looks like staying at Atletico Madrid, so that looks like being that for Arsenal.
Do Arsenal have enough in attack?
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta looks like having a tough task ahead of him now as his attack has arguably only got weaker since last season, when it was already a problem area.
Although Arteta’s side won the Premier League title, they relied a lot on their strong defence and good record of scoring from set-pieces.
Mikel Arteta shouts instructions during Leeds vs Arsenal (Photo by Carl Recine/Getty Images)
At times, however, games were a bit too close for comfort due to a lack of spark in the final third.
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This was particularly costly for them in the Champions League final, where they were beaten by PSG on penalties after struggling to create much throughout 120 minutes.
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Arsenal fans will have been eager to see upgrades brought in on the likes of Gabriel Martinelli and Viktor Gyokeres, but it just hasn’t happened.
Christos Tzolis has joined, but he’s relatively young and unproven at the very highest level, so it’s a big ask for him to now be starting regularly for a club with this level of ambition.