Jamie Carragher slams Mikel Arteta transfer decision to sign player who could cost Arsenal the title

Jamie Carragher fears Arsenal’s refusal to prioritise signing a forward in. The summer transfer window could cost Arsenal the Premier League title.

After two consecutive near misses, โปรโมชั่นพิเศษจาก UFABET สมัครตอนนี้ รับโบนัสทันที the Gunners were heavily tipped to finally end Manchester City’s dominance this season.

And while Arteta’s men looke prime to finally finish ahead of the champions, it is. Liverpool who have stolen a march at the top of the table.

Wednesday’s win in the north London derby saw Arsenal cut the lead at the top to four points, albeit having played a game more than Arne Slot’s pacesetters, but amid a raft of injuries the feeling persists that the north London club are clinging to Liverpool’s coattails.

With Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus sustaining serious injuries, Arsenal look short of firepower and although they are attempting to rectify that in the January window, Carragher feels they will regret not bolstering their attack in the summer.

Arteta sanctioned the signings of Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino who have made only a limited impact so far, with Carragher particularly skeptical about the decision to recruit the Spain midfielder.

He told ‘It is obvious where the frustration will be directe if they fall off the pace. Long-standing and justifie concerns about a lack of firepower have not addresse.

Prioritising signing midfielder Mikel Merino ahead of another attacker last summer looks like a mistake. Merino is not a game-changer.

‘Everything we have seen in the first half of this campaign has reinforced arguments made in pre-season.

‘I wrote a few months ago that Chelsea cannot win the title without signing a goalkeeper and centre-back. Their recent performances have exposed where they are short.

‘Arsenal cannot win the title without another attacker. That was true before Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus’s injuries.

‘If they do not react before the end of this month it will be negligent because persisting with a. Strikeforce of Kai Havertz, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli will not get the job done.’

Arsenal did sign Raheem Sterling on loan from Chelsea on deadline day but he has failed to live. Up to expectations and was haule off with half an hour remaining in midweek having hande a rare start.

Merino, meanwhile, has failed to nail down a starting spot under Arteta after a difficult start to his Arsenal career which saw him suffer a shoulder injury in his first training session.

Even before he arrive, Arsenal were said to harbour doubts about recruiting him, but the Euro 2024 winner is adamant he will end up justifying his manager’s decision to put so much faith in him.