Mikel Arteta's transfer admission won't please Arsenal fans as trophy chase falters Mikel Arteta has admitted Arsenal may struggle to deliver a big January signing.
“We set very high standards and we really only want to have players, if they come through the academy or we have to sign those players to really elevate and impact the team, otherwise bringing bodies it doesn’t help us.
You cannot use that, we don’t use any short samples because they don't correlate to team performance when you look at a year or two, and the team performance, scores, the amount of players that are involved.
Arteta also says that trying to find a player who will improve the squad makes it tough to actually get a deal done this month.
Arteta said: "First of all, someone that can impact the team, bringing in bodies doesn't help us all.
