Arsenal are desperately scrambling to sign a striker before Deadline Day on February 3 and their pursuit of several potential options continues to dominate the headlines. FootballTransfers understands that Mathys Tel's sudden availability has piqued the interest of Arsenal who were previously only tentatively interested in the Bayern Munich forward.

Mikel Arteta has said that Arsenal are “actively” looking to identify targets in the January transfer window as he admits the side “ideally need some help”. The Arsenal manager said his opinion on the situation was “clear” after losing Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus to hamstring and anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries.

Mikel Arteta is eager for Arsenal to strengthen their squad before the January transfer window closes - even if they cannot sign a new striker. Arteta has stressed the need for the Gunners to add an attacker after Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus suffered injuries.