Arsenal unlikely to make January transfer moves

Arsenal's newly appointed head of football Raul Sanllehi has revealed the club have no plans to sign new players come January, believing that the transfer window causes a panic buying situation across Europe. The Gunners are currently on a run of 11 games from which they have won all 11 times.

The Gunners have been in great form in recent weeks and have demonstrated that they have strength in depth in the squad, with the likes of Mohamed Elneny, Danny Welbeck and Matteo Guendouzi called upon when needed in Europa League games.

“I don’t believe much in the winter window,” Sanllehi said. “There are exceptions. But if you have the right planification (sic) in the summer and the team are performing at the level you expect, you should not go to that window or try to avoid it.

“It’s there for emergencies, a big injury or if something is really not working and you need to recover there. I give much more importance to the summer windows.

“We did investment (this summer) very early because we understand this market as being inflationary, so the longer you take to make the signings the higher the prices normally become. We did all the homework beforehand, I would say from February, March.”