The Gunners are at the moment sat prime of the Premier League and 5 factors away from Manchester Metropolis forward of their Boxing Day conflict with West Ham.
Supervisor Arteta, nevertheless, has urged Arsenal to kick on and says they are going to be “active” in January to bolster their squad.
Arsenal are at the moment in talks with Shakhtar Donetsk over a deal for winger Mykhaylo Mudryk, whereas in addition they need a midfielder and a left-sided centre-back.
“We are going to be active and active means we are looking to strengthen the team,” stated Arteta. “This squad still doesn’t have the luxury of not maximising every single window. We have to do that because it’s really important.
“But then we have to get the right profile, it has to be the right player to take us to the next level. We will be in the market always active and we will assess the biggest opportunities that we have.
In the market: Mikel Arteta says Arsenal will be pushing for further new signings in January
/ Arsenal FC via Getty Images“You know there are a lot of teams with new coaches and new owners that are going to probably get again this window into a position that is never seen or experienced before, but we know that and we have to be active on it.”
Arsenal used the World Cup break to go to Dubai for some warm-weather coaching and friendlies. Earlier than that, Arteta and sporting director Edu flew to the USA and met with the membership’s house owners, Kroenke Sports activities & Leisure.
“We are always connected. I think that relationship is getting stronger and stronger,” stated Arteta. “They’ve been over a few times and we’ve been there a few times.
“It’s a very special relationship right now to understand the way they think about sports, what they’ve done in other sports and with other franchises.
“The ambition is there and the alignment is certainly there as well. It’s certainly positive to spend some time together.”
Arteta has beforehand described his Arsenal squad as “short” and says the membership might be cautious about letting the likes of Cedric Soares go away, amid curiosity from Fulham.
“We know where we are in terms of the squad and numbers that we have. We’ll be extremely cautious about what we want to do in the window,” he added.
