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Arsenal<\/span> may have shown plenty of bottle to rescue a point against London rivals Chelsea<\/span> in midweek, but Mikel Arteta’s squad still requires major surgery.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Gunners<\/span> are well off the Champions League pace and, if their inconsistent form continues, they could soon be facing up to an underwhelming mid-table finish.<\/p>\n

With the north London club seemingly characterised by both a leaky defence and mental fragility, where does Arteta even start?<\/p>\n

The Spaniard’s arrival has led to an upturn performances \u2013 if not a spectacular run of results \u2013 but he is yet to add to his first-team squad this month.<\/p>\n

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He will, of course, be keen to put his own stamp on the Emirates Stadium landscape. However, bringing in new players with the club so clearly at a crossroads means negotiations are going to be anything but straightforward.<\/p>\n

Some deadwood may also need to be cut loose before he is able to spend as lavishly as grew used to at the Etihad Stadium as part of Pep Guardiola<\/span>‘s coaching staff.\u00a0Shkodran Mustafi, we’re looking at you.<\/p>\n

Prize assets must also also be retained as a matter of priority with star players such as Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/span> already beginning to be linked with pastures new.<\/p>\n

So, with Arteta’s transfer to-do list set to burst, we’ve had a crack at assessing how he can put out some of the fires threatening to extinguish Arsenal<\/span>‘s season.<\/p>\n

Are Dayot Upamecano and Jerome Boateng good options in defence? Would Sheffield United’s John Fleck fit in? Could Dries Mertens do a job up front?<\/p>\n

Watch the video at the top of the article to see Statman Dave<\/a>‘s analysis of Arsenal<\/span>‘s\u00a0<\/span>transfer situation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Subscribe to\u00a0Squawka\u2019s Youtube channel here<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 we’re closing in on 100k subscribers!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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