{"id":633768,"date":"2024-01-08T10:58:14","date_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:58:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/?p=633768"},"modified":"2024-01-08T10:58:14","modified_gmt":"2024-01-08T15:58:14","slug":"arsenal-unlikely-sign-striker-january","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/08\/arsenal-unlikely-sign-striker-january\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Does Not Look Realistic&#8217;: Arsenal Fans Receive Disappointing Transfer Message"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal saw their 2024 go off to the worst possible start after being knocked out of the FA Cup third round with a bitter 2-0 loss to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. Despite dominating the majority of the game, the Gunners came up short and Mikel Arteta got posed with questions about his side&#8217;s inability to score goals.<\/p>\n<h2>Arsenal Unlikely To Sign Striker In January<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Watch:\u00a0<\/strong>What Is Arsenal\u2019s Biggest Hurdle in Their Hunt for a Premier League Title?<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Biggest Problem with YOUR Premier League Club\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2GNhwMen_Qo?start=5&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h3>What Did Mikel Arteta Say About Arsenal&#8217;s Striker Ambitions?<\/h3>\n<p>After the loss to Jurgen Klopp&#8217;s side, Arteta gave a rather bitter update on his side&#8217;s chances of signing a new centre-forward in the winter window. When asked about fans demanding a new striker signing, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.standard.co.uk\/sport\/football\/arsenal-fc-arteta-transfer-news-striker-signing-fans-b1130797.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">he said<\/a>: &#8220;At the moment it does not look realistic. What my job is, and what we have to do is improve our players and try to get better results with the players we have.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/04\/arsenal-pedro-neto-transfer-links-fabrizio-romano\/\" target=\"_self\">Fabrizio Romano Believes Arsenal\u2019s Latest \u00a350M Transfer Target Could Be the Solution to Their Attacking Woes<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What I beg from the supporters is that they are behind the team like they have been in difficult moments. Stick behind the ones that we have. They are incredibly good. If not then they don\u2019t do what they\u2019ve done today and in Anfield. Stick by them. That\u2019s exactly what they need. Then they feel important and supported. With their attitude, they don\u2019t deserve anything different. That\u2019s my opinion.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h3>Arsenal Goal-Scoring Problems Threaten To Derail Their Campaign<\/h3>\n<p>The Gunners have been troubled by their inability to convert chances in recent weeks, which threatens to destroy all the good work they did until the Christmas period. Even though they topped the Premier League table on Christmas, they are now fourth in the standings and five points behind leaders Liverpool, who also ended their FA Cup dreams.<\/p>\n<p>To make things worse, Arsenal have lost striker Gabriel Jesus to an injury and have seen their goal-scoring options further depleted. Arteta has seen his side only score one goal in three games, and go goalless in their last two home games too.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2024\/01\/04\/ivan-toney-arsenal-chelsea-brentford\/\" target=\"_self\">Arsenal and Chelsea Target Will Need \u2018Unbelievable\u2019 \u00a3100 Million Bid to Force the Sale of \u2018Remarkable\u2019 Striker<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Even though they are <a href=\"https:\/\/thedailybriefing.io\/p\/excl-arsenal-and-chelsea-hold-striker#%C2%A7ivan-toney-and-more-strikers-on-the-move\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reported<\/a> to hold interest in signing Brentford star Ivan Toney, his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/sport\/football\/ivan-toney-arsenal-transfer-latest-brentford-b2473272.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">rumoured<\/a> \u00a3100 million price tag could make it near impossible to sign in the winter window after they splashed big money to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2023\/07\/15\/declan-rice-shirt-number-arsenal\/\" target=\"_self\">sign Declan Rice<\/a> and Kai Havertz last summer. The Spanish coach will hope his existing striker options find their best form soon and can get the squad back firing on all cylinders.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal saw their 2024 go off to the worst possible start after being knocked out of the FA Cup third round with a bitter 2-0 loss to Liverpool at the Emirates Stadium. 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