Mikel Arteta focused on new signings

Mikel Arteta wants to focus on new January incomings.

Sokratis Papastathopoulos and Mesut Ozil have agreed on contract settlements in the last few days, with Ozil’s move to Fenerbahce held up by quarantine rules in Turkey.

Both Sead Kolasinac and William Saliba have departed on loan and Kieran Tierney is the only left-back option for Mikel Arteta.

Currently, the North London club are linked with a move for Real Madrid outcast Martin Odegaard and Arteta is also willing to sign a left-back this transfer window.

‘We are in that process now,’ Arteta replied when asked if it was now time to start bringing players in.

‘We have done the first part, more or less, and we are focusing now on the second phase.

‘Obviously, this market and the context makes it difficult, but we are looking at options and we will see what we can do.

‘We are looking at various positions because the movement we have made in this window, with some players leaving the club, has left us a little bit short in certain areas.

‘So if we can, we will do it, and if we can’t, we will keep going with what we have.’

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