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3 ways Mikel Arteta could solve his mini midfield injury crisis

By James Cormack

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (L) gestures during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Fulham at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 27, 2022. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta (L) gestures during the English Premier League football match between Arsenal and Fulham at the Emirates Stadium in London on August 27, 2022. - - RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by Glyn KIRK / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE. No use with unauthorized audio, video, data, fixture lists, club/league logos or 'live' services. Online in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No video emulation. Social media in-match use limited to 120 images. An additional 40 images may be used in extra time. No use in betting publications, games or single club/league/player publications. (Photo by GLYN KIRK/AFP via Getty Images) /
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3. Sign someone!

Arsenal have been linked with a move for Palmeiras’ Danilo. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images)
Arsenal have been linked with a move for Palmeiras’ Danilo. (Photo by Buda Mendes/Getty Images) /

Deadline Day is on the horizon and while Arsenal will reportedly be busy until the closure of the summer transfer window, it’s hard to envisage who exactly the club could bring in. But, given Partey’s perpetual injury woes and Elneny’s problem, they desperately need another midfielder added to their ranks.

Any new arrival wouldn’t be able to play on Wednesday night, but should a deal be completed before Thursday’s deadline then they could make the squad for Sunday’s trip to Manchester.

But whom could Arsenal sign? There’s nothing regarding Youri Tielemans right now, while links to Lens’ Seko Fofana are tenuous at best. The club are also associated with a move for Palmeiras’ Danilo, who’d be a brilliant option as a #6, but that deal will reportedly be difficult to pull off before the deadline.

Right now, I’m not optimistic that the Gunners will land an optimal midfield target but doing so would alleviate their current issue in the middle of the park.