Mikel Arteta uncertainty led to Arsenal missing out on Deadline Day signing

Arsenal wanted bigger names than Malick Fofana

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Only time will tell if this was the right call by Arteta, who might have done well to bring someone in for extra cover, though he’ll perhaps feel it’s better to wait until the right player becomes available later on.

It will be interesting to see what Arsenal end up doing in January as they surely need to look again at a statement signing in that problem position.