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Arsenal not planning a transfer for a new striker

23 November 2013 - 07:16

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is confident that the Gunners can still win the Premier League even without signing a new striker. Many have tipped Arsenal to add a striker to their squad in January.

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The Gunners' top priority last summer was to sign a striker and failed in their efforts to sign both Luis Suarez and Gonzalo Higuain.<br />

"I think we can win the title without signing a striker," Wenger said.<br />

"[Lukas] Podolski is not back but he shouldn&rsquo;t be too far now. They make it less critical to sign a striker. Also, Theo [Walcott] gives us qualities that other players haven&rsquo;t got. It&rsquo;s a different option. Theo also gives us an opportunity to be a mobile striker. If we lose Giroud today we have nobody with body weight up front.<br />

"Look, I am not against it [a January signing]. I don&rsquo;t say I never make a mistake. I certainly made some. Sometimes it is because we didn&rsquo;t sign the right player."

Written by Ketan Patel