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Will Arsenal FINALLY sign a new striker? Mikel Arteta addresses likelihood of much-needed transfer after Kai Havertz disasterclass & another Gabriel Jesus injury in damning FA Cup exit to Man Utd

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<p>The Gunners are considered to have been <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/alexander-isak-arsenal-gunners-warned-wont-sign-new-striker-january-premier-league-winning-ex-defender-explains-what-holding-back/blt366078fe73ae914f" target="_blank">in need of a proven No.9 for some time</a>, with the lack of a prolific frontman contributing to their near misses in back-to-back Premier League title challenges. Familiar questions remain at Emirates Stadium in the 2024-25 campaign.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>German forward Kai Havertz is often asked to lead the line for Arsenal, as an alternative to Brazil international Gabriel Jesus, but he <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/kai-havertz-branded-worst-signing-arsenal-history-after-abysmal-fa-cup-display-vs-man-utd-mikel-arteta-warned-season-over-if-does-not-bring-new-striker/blt83a218df49f3d889" target="_blank">endured another outing to forget when missing several chances and failing from the spot</a> during the FA Cup third-round defeat to Manchester United.</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Said performance - along with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/nightmare-arsenal-gabriel-jesus-stretchered-off-knee-agony-tangle-bruno-fernandes-fa-cup-man-utd/bltdf89b3ef2fd738fb" target="_blank">another untimely injury for Jesus</a> - has <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/arsenal-player-ratings-vs-manchester-united-fa-cup-kai-havertz-gabriel-jesus-martin-odegaard/blt7665ff7f0af6a223" target="_blank">generated more debate regarding Arsenal’s supposed lack of firepower</a>, but Arteta says big calls on the recruitment front lie out of his hands.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>Arteta told reporters when being quizzed again on efforts to get another striker onto his books: “We missed from various ways, from different players. I understand you guys asking. I cannot love our players more. I focus very much on the ones that we have to perform at the highest level, that’s it. The rest is not in our hands, my hands.”</p>

WHAT ARTETA SAID

<p>Arsenal are reported to <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/arsenal-blocked-signing-alexander-isak-gunners-unable-afford-newcastle-british-transfer-record-asking-price/blt3e08f0622b62e1ce" target="_blank">lack the funds required to bring in a player such as Newcastle star Alexander Isak</a>, as they adhere to Financial Fair Play regulations, and that means that they may have to wait until the summer – when more sales can be sanctioned – before splashing the cash on another important piece of a trophy-chasing jigsaw.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Will Arsenal FINALLY sign a new striker? Mikel Arteta addresses likelihood of much-needed transfer after Kai Havertz disasterclass & another Gabriel Jesus injury in damning FA Cup exit to Man Utd | Goal.com

Mikel Arteta has addressed calls for Arsenal to sign a new striker during the January transfer window.

Will Arsenal FINALLY sign a new striker? Mikel Arteta addresses likelihood of much-needed transfer after Kai Havertz disasterclass &amp; another Gabriel Jesus injury in damning FA Cup exit to Man Utd