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Mikel Arteta needs to make a third January signing amid considerations that skilled midfielder Mohamed Elneny might miss the rest of the season.

The burgeoning partnership between Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey within the Arsenal engine room has offered a strong platform on which this season’s unlikely title problem has been constructed.

Luckily for Arteta, the pair have missed solely a handful of games between them, but an damage to both might expose the one obvious shortcoming in Arteta’s squad.

Albert Sambi Lokonga has struggled to make an influence since his move from Anderlecht 18 months in the past and although Arsenal have rejected a loan offer from Monaco, Arteta is hesitant to rely on the Belgium international ought to he be missing certainly one of his two senior midfielders for a protracted interval.

Mohamed Elneny, in the meantime, proved a succesful deputy for Partey on the end of last season however, in line with The Times, might miss the remainder of the season with a knee damage.

In consequence, Arsenal are hoping to sign another midfielder in what stays of the window having already spent nearly £50million on reinforcements this month within the shape of Leandro Trossard and Jakub Kiwior.

The Gunners have earmarked Declan Rice as their No.1 transfer target for the summer and are stated to be more and more confident of beating the likes of Chelsea to the signature of the West Ham captain.

Bringing that deal ahead, nevertheless, is out of the query given the finances involved and the Hammers’ precarious position in the Premier League table.

Arsenal have additionally been linked with Juventus’ America worldwide Weston McKennie and the participant’s agent is claimed to be in London in the present day, although it appears that Leeds are profitable the race to signal the 24-year-old.

Everton’s Amadou Onana and Brighton’s Moises Caicedo are additionally firmly on Arteta’s radar but time is quick operating out if Arsenal hope to conclude difficult deals for either participant.

Asked about Elneny’s fitness and attainable additional signings ahead of Friday’s FA Cup tie towards Manchester Metropolis, Arteta stated: ‘I don’t assume he can be (out there).

‘Obviously he had some difficulty in his knee that we're assessing in the mean time and I should see how he advanced in the subsequent couple of days. There are considerations as a result of Mo is a player that by no means complains about something but let’s see.

‘We'd like extra cowl in midfield ideally if we will however clearly on this market it is fairly difficult to try this.

‘As I all the time say crucial factor is that we get the performances and the time on the pitch at present with the players that we've which are already excellent. If there’s anything out there that can make us higher we’ll take a look at it.’

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Wout Weghorst scored his first goal for the club on Wednesday (Photo by DARREN STAPLES/AFP via Getty Images)
Wout Weghorst scored his first aim for the club on Wednesday (Photograph by DARREN STAPLES/AFP by way of Getty Photographs)

Manchester United ace Lisandro Martinez couldn’t cover his delight for Wout Weghorst after he scored his first aim for the club and says the Dutchman has already earned respect from his team-mates.

The 30-year-old joined United from Burnley earlier this month after the Purple Devils paid a £2.6m charge to terminate his mortgage deal at Besiktas.

Weghorst was signed as a alternative for Cristiano Ronaldo, who had his personal deal terminated in early December.

The Netherlands international had began twice earlier than the 3-0 win towards Nottingham Forest in the Carabao Cup semi-finals on Wednesday.

He impressed towards Crystal Palace and Arsenal together with his link-up play but Weghorst displayed little objective menace.

That changed towards Forest, with the Dutchman pouncing on a parry from Wayne Hennessey to internet his first aim for the club with a tidy end.

And although Martinez says it’s essential for strikers to attain objectives, he says Weghorst had already impressed his new team-mates in training together with his work ethic and high quality.

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Weghorst’s work ethic has impressed his team-mates (Photograph by Ash Donelon/Manchester United by way of Getty Pictures)

‘As a striker, he lives for the objectives and I’m completely satisfied for him as a result of he’s training very properly as nicely,’ Martinez advised MUTV.

‘We'd like that confidence and I’m comfortable he scored right now. Now we have now to work for the subsequent recreation – it’s not completed yet.’

With Raphael Varane rested and Harry Maguire suspended, Martinez was partnered by Victor Lindelof on the Forest Ground.

The Argentine praised his Swedish associate and says they’ve been engaged on their partnership.

‘I feel we confirmed many good things, however nonetheless, we have now so much to enhance. It’s an excellent outcome, I feel we controlled the sport at present. In training, we [Lindelof] work with one another and I feel we’re doing a very good job,’ stated Martinez.

‘That’s crucial thing whenever you want a player, we've got to be there, we've got to be ready and Victor did very properly. I feel everyone seems to be training onerous, you'll be able to see now, the final two games have been unlucky, we did a tremendous job, however we've got to keep going.’

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