Arsenal are open to a late move for Al-Hilal midfielder Ruben Neves, though a deal appears difficult before the deadline.
The Gunners are assessing the market for midfield additions after Mikel Merino was sidelined with a broken bone in his foot.
Merino is expected to miss much of the run-in as a result. Speaking ahead of the club’s Carabao Cup semi-final second leg against Chelsea tomorrow, Arteta said all options are being considered.
“Of course. When you lose a big player like this in the squad, with four months to go and other competitions to play for, you need to look,” Arteta said.
“We need to do everything that we possibly can to see if we have a player that is available. If we don’t, OK, we keep what we have.