Published 18:41 IST, February 11th 2020
Paul Merson urges Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta to sign two players in the summer
Former Arsenal player Paul Merson has reportedly urged manager Mikel Arteta to acquire a holding midfielder and a centre-back in the summer transfer window
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Former Arsenal player Paul Merson has reportedly urged manr Mikel Arteta to acquire a holding midfielder and a centre-back in summer transfer window. January transfer window was relatively quiet for Gunners as Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari on a loan deal for remainder of 2019-20 season.
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Arsenal's top-four hopes are fast fing away
According to reports, Arsenal's top-four hopes are fast fing away and are highly unlikely to secure a top-four finish. Merson said that for Gunners to finish in top four next season, Arteta needs to sign a centre-back and a holding midfielder to see a turn-around in results. former player is of opinion that Nathan Ake will be a perfect dition to Arteta's team.
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According to reports, Merson said that Nathan Ake is a fast player and has been playing in England for a while and that will make his transition to ar team very easy. He said that Arsenal needs to go all out next season in order to win a trophy, ding that it is very important for everyone to realise ir role in a team.
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Top-four finish is t out of reach
Despite Arsenal struggling to win matches, Mikel Arteta is of opinion that a top-four finish is t out of reach. He said that team is many points behind Chelsea but re a lot of games to play and things might pan out in ir favour. Arsenal manr stated that if y man to bag three or four consecutive wins n y will be much closer to ir goal.
club has t been able to find a stable option in defence with multiple injuries coupled by poor performances of multiple players. Experienced players like Hector Bellerin and Rob Holding having been out for most of season having suffered long term injuries from previous season. Summer signing Kieran Tierney has also faced injury issues and has played a start-stop role in squ.
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18:41 IST, February 11th 2020