Mikel Arteta will be without four Arsenal players against Everton following the deal announcement.
Mikel Arteta must make a lot of difficult decisions regarding his Arsenal team against Everton as the Gunners want to expand their Premier League lead.
This weekend, Arsenal will visit Everton, and Mikel Arteta faces a lot of difficult decisions following the January transfer market.
The Gunners travel to Merseyside with the knowledge that a victory will put them eight points ahead of Manchester City and Tottenham in the Premier League standings. The match is the first for Arsenal since the January transfer market closed on Tuesday, with sports director Edu Gaspar signing three new players.
Leandro Trossard completed a £21 million transfer from Brighton & Hove Albion prior to the arrival of Poland international Jakub Kiwior from Spezia. The Gunners then agreed to a £12 million deal with Chelsea on transfer deadline day to acquire 31-year-old midfielder Jorginho.
“Jorginho is an established professional with a strong mentality who brings quality and experience into our squad,” Edu said after the signing was announced. “He is a player who fits our style of play, and he joins us at a very good moment where he can contribute in a key position to help maintain our momentum. We welcome Jorginho to Arsenal.”
During the month of January, there were also a number of departures, with Marquinhos, Albert Sambi Lokonga, and Cedric Soares completing loan deals to Norwich City, Crystal Palace, and Fulham, respectively. Arteta must make a variety of roster decisions for the match against Everton due to the influx and outflow of players since the Gunners’ last match against Manchester City last week.
The majority of Arsenal’s 24 senior players are eligible to face Sean Dyche’s squad, according to the club’s official website. As Saturday’s match is a Premier League contest, Arteta is once again able to select a 20-man side. As a result, he must leave behind four first-team stars in London.
Now that we know Gabriel Jesus and Mohamed Elneny are sidelined with injuries, we can state categorically that they will not play, while Matt Turner should replace Karl Hein as Aaron Ramsdale’s backup goalkeeper.
There are still concerns over Emile Smith’s health. Rowe and Arteta acknowledged on Friday morning that the 22-year-old will likely miss the Everton match. There are also concerns regarding Thomas Partey, who played only 45 minutes versus City.
“Let’s see,” Arteta said when asked if the Ghanaian will feature. “That one is still a doubt. Let’s see today how he comes and if he’s able to train or not. We will make a decision on that. He’s not ruled out and it’s nothing very significant, but it was significant enough to get him out of the game which for Thomas is a bit unusual but hopefully he’ll be fine.”
All indications point to Trossard, Kiwior, and Jorginho joining the Arsenal squad, while Matt Smith will be on standby should Partey fail to recover from his injury. It remains to be seen if Reiss Nelson makes the bench following his return to training this week after recovering from an injury.
