Arsenal focuses on forward signings ahead of January transfer window
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 18, 2026, 6:50 AM
Last updated Sep 18, 2026

Arsenal is prioritizing the addition of a forward as the January transfer window approaches. Manager Mikel Arteta is under pressure to rectify a lack of depth in attack, given the departures of players like Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli. Despite an unsuccessful summer recruitment effort for additional forwards, new targets such as Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres could be considered. The club has struggled in past January windows to secure necessary signings, raising urgency for a proactive strategy this winter. Ahead of the transfer period, Arsenal aims to be prepared with viable options, mindful of the competitive and challenging nature of the winter market.
- •Arsenal aims to sign a forward in the January transfer window.
- •Mikel Arteta faces pressure for first-team reinforcements.
- •The club struggled to sign forwards in the summer transfer window.
- •Targets include Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres.
- •January transfer market presents difficulties for acquisitions.
- 6:50 AMYahoo Sports — Report: Arsenal have set their sights on move for Premier League forward
"Arsenal January Transfer Window: Forward Search Back in Focus for Mikel ArtetaArsenal are already being pointed towards a familiar issue, the need to act decisively in the January transfer window. Acc...
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