Mikel Arteta says that it remains “a lot of time” for Arsenal to make more signatures

The director of Arsenal, Mikel Arteta, was reluctant to speak on Monday about the transfer target Viktor Gyokerres, but said that there was “a lot of time in the window” to strengthen his team.

“He is not yet part of our group”, ” Arteta told the journalists in Singapore of the Swedish striker of Sporting Lisbon before the friendly pre-season matches against AC Milan and Newcastle United this week.

“And I have nothing concrete to offer to a player who is not yet part of the group”, “ He added.

Arsenal in the English Premier League has so far signed Kepa Arrizabalaga de Chelsea, Christian Norgaard de Brentford, Martin Zubimenddi from Real Sociedad and, more recently, Noni Madueke de Chelsea.

Arteta is still trying to strengthen its attack options, Arsenal would have offered an agreement worth 70 million pounds sterling ($ 94 million) for the prolific Gyoker, who scored 54 goals in 52 games in Portugal last season.

“There is still a lot of time in the transfer window, and we are still looking for the figures”, ” says Arteta

“We are short and we need to improve the depth and quality of the team.

“But for the moment, I focus on the players we already have, and I am very satisfied with what I have seen so far.”

Arteta is perfectly aware that Arsenal has not won the Premier League since 2004 and that his team has to get better after having finished second in the last three seasons.

“I don’t have to convince (the players) to win the Premier League. I know how good they are, and we all want to go to the next stage,” said Arteta.

“Our work is to put us in the best competitive position to achieve our goal. This is our individual responsibility,” he added.

The Northern London team will face AC Milan in Singapore on Wednesday, followed by a confrontation with its colleague Premier League Newcastle on Sunday.