REAL SOCIEDAD winger Ander Barrenetxea is a target for Arsenal and Tottenham.
Meanwhile, the Gunners have joined Manchester United in the race to sign Everton star Jarrad Branthwaite, according to reports.
Elsewhere, Arsenal have gained momentum in their pursuit of Douglas Luiz, as Aston Villa are keen to sign Gunners star Emile Smith Rowe according to reports.
On the other hand, Ivan Toney has revealed that he wants to play for the more sensible club, and the Gunners are willing to sign the striker.
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Mikel Arteta blamed the lack of effective technology for the referees’ inability to decide whether the ball came out before Tomas Soucek’s goal.
The boss said: “I haven’t noticed, the only thing they say is that the pictures they have are not conclusive.
“It’s a shame that with the generation we have, it’s not so transparent that we can say yes if it leaves or enters.
“It’s done, it’s gone, nothing we can do about it now.”
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta still praised his players despite the wasted chances in the loss to West Ham.
Arteta said on why the Gunners failed to score: “It’s for a lot of different reasons.
“There were some big, unbelievable conditions where we didn’t put it in the net or they blocked some shots well.
“Sometimes we don’t decide on the right pass or the inches of the smallest spaces in the box, there’s a mixture of everything, but again I have to congratulate the players because they tried and kept looking until the end.
“If they continue to play like this, it is very unlikely that this will happen again. “
The coach said: “I’m very proud of our players and the functionality they’ve brought so far, but the difference made the difference on either pitch.
“We have two conditions to defend, with 3 penalties, and they weren’t smart enough and then we generated a lot of conditions, chances and shots.
“I think it’s our record for touches into the box in the Premier League and we haven’t scored a goal yet.
“So it’s not going to happen and it’s actually unlikely to happen, however, the team kept looking and did everything they could to win the game and I don’t think the scoreline really reflects what happened on that field. “
Arsenal have lost 3 home games out of 26 this year.
And Martin Odegaard is disappointed that he was unable to sign for 2023 in the Emirates with 3 more points.
He said: “It’s a tough one. We always want to give the fans a good performance, we always want to win.
“It’s the last home game of the year, so we wanted to finish on a high note, but today is not the day and we have to challenge ourselves, we have to be informed and move forward.
“It’s another game in a very short time so it’s no time to feel sorry for ourselves, we have to move on and learn.”
Captain Martin Odegaard believes Arsenal did it to score last night and blamed their lack of ruthlessness in front of goal.
He said: “I think we created more than enough to score goals and win the game and the little main points and the little final or final pass that is missing today.
“We have to be informed and make sure we are more accurate and better in front of goal.
“The goals we conceded were too easy, so it’s in front of goal, inside the box, where games are decided.
“We weren’t good enough today.”
It was a poor performance from Arsenal last night as they suffered a shock defeat to West Ham.
Find out how SunSport assessed the performance and Leandro Trossard failed to make the most of his opportunity.
Arsenal can still head into the New Year on a high by beating Fulham on Sunday.
Liverpool will then travel to the Emirates for the third round of the FA Cup before the week-long winter break.
It’s two must-win games against Crystal Palace and Nottingham Forest before Liverpool are back again – this time in a fight for the title.
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