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Arsenal is interested in signing Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi. However, a deal may be “too expensive” for the 2024 winter transfer window, as talkSPORT reporter Alex Crook reports the club is satisfied with their present striker options at the Emirates Stadium.

Mikel Arteta’s Gunners squad was greatly bolstered during the 2023 summer market, but he has struggled to find deals this month as he looks to improve his team’s alternatives.

Arsenal hopes to improve on their 2022/23 season by winning their first Premier League title since 2004, when they lost to eventual treble winners Manchester City. Gabriel Jesus has been Arteta’s go-to choice in the center-forward position when healthy, but has recently been chastised for his lack.

Arsenal’s slow winter transfer window

Unsurprisingly, Arsenal haven’t been active when looking for incomings across the 2024 winter transfer window, having spent much of their budget earlier in the season. Sporting director Edu Gaspar was able to provide Arteta with four first-team signings during the first market of the 2023/24 campaign.

The Gunners splashed around £200m on welcoming Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and David Raya to the Emirates Stadium. A deal to sign Rice became a record for the club and the money spent on signing a British player, the north London outfit parting with a rumoured £105m to acquire his services from West Ham United.

Given that considerable outlay over the summer, it’s no surprise that Arsenal are keen to abide by the Premier League’s profit and sustainability rules and are unlikely to splash the cash this winter. However, Arteta could look to sign an out-and-out centre-forward in the near future after Jesus has been criticised for his lack of goals in the Premier League during the 2023/24 season.

The 26-year-old has hit the back of the net just three times in 16 top-flight appearances this term, hardly the form of a title-winning centre-forward. However, Arsenal are unlikely to splash on a centre-forward given the current transfer climate and the fact the top clubs are unwilling to let their prized assets leave in the middle of the season.