Mikel Arteta has asked Arsenal to sign some of the best youngsters around as a priority with Ayyoub Bouaddi,\u00a0Lennart Karl\u00a0and\u00a0Marc\u00a0Casado all of interest, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Gunners have made a brilliant start to the new season with Arsenal seven points ahead of second-placed Bournemouth<\/strong><\/a>, who play Manchester City on Sunday.<\/p>\n Arsenal<\/strong><\/a> have nine matches in all competitions, including their last five in the Premier League, and are now well placed to win their first title since 2004, when Arsene Wenger was still at the club.<\/p>\n After spending a lot of money<\/strong><\/a> in the summer improving their squad with eight new faces, Arsenal are likely to be able to spend again in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n A further injection of quality in the winter could help Arteta consolidate their position in first place with the Arsenal boss looking at players with big potential.<\/p>\n Earlier this week, a reliable account on X recently claim that Arteta and sporting director Andrea Berta will be given as much as \u00a3100m to spend in the January window.<\/p>\n READ:\u00a0One per club: Big Eight stars most likely to leave in January, including Kovacic, Jesus and Richarlison<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n The account wrote: \u2018Mikel Arteta has \u00a3100m to spend in January. The money is there for him.\u2019<\/p>\n Caught Offside journalist Mark Brus didn\u2019t confirm the \u00a3100m figure but did claim that \u2018the money is there for more significant signings in 2026\u2019.<\/p>\n Brus wrote<\/a>:\u00a0\u2018For now, it would not really be accurate to talk about a set \u2018budget\u2019 being made available to Mikel Arteta. I know a figure of \u00a3100m has been doing the rounds, but my understanding is that it rarely works like that.<\/p>\n \u2018Sources in the industry are all saying the same thing, though, and that\u2019s that Arsenal\u2019s financial situation is good. They\u2019re confident the money is there for more significant signings in 2026.\u2019<\/p>\n A source told Brus: \u201cI\u2019d expect money to be there for Arteta this January if he wants to spend, but at the moment everyone is pretty happy with what the changes over the summer have brought to the squad,\u201d one source told me.<\/p>\n \u201cArsenal feel they have a team that can challenge in all competitions \u2013 they\u2019ve brought in quality and depth. So for now they\u2019re looking ahead to targets for the summer and beyond.\u201d<\/p>\n MORE ON ARSENAL FROM F365\u2026
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