Mikel Arteta drafted in Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares during the winter transfer window, but he faced little competition for either of those signatures
Arsenal are not “big fish anymore”, says Paul Merson, with the Gunners being left to pursue transfer targets that nobody else really wants.
The latest window is considered to have delivered another example of that.
Mikel Arteta was able to get two deals over the line, with Pablo Mari and Cedric Soares brought in to bolster a leaky defensive unit.
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The jury remains out on both of those additions, with questions being asked of the Emirates Stadium new boys.