Arsenal have been encouraged in their long-term pursuit for one of Mikel Arteta’s top transfer targets whom he failed to sign last summer.

Mikel Arteta Hints at Free Agent Striker Amid Arsenal Injury WoesArsenal boss Mikel Arteta has suggested the club could look to the free-agent market to address their growing injury crisis in attack.

Mikel Arteta has overseen a stunning transformation at Arsenal since his arrival, but the Spaniard has also made several transfer decisions that are now haunting him

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Arsenal will be hoping to make it four Premier League wins in a row when they face West Ham United this weekend. The Hammers make the short trip across the capital on Saturday afternoon, with Mikel Arteta's men now unbeaten in their last 15 league games.