Mikel Arteta has been given the opportunity to sign a replacement for Jurrien Timber.

Mikel Arteta has been given the opportunity to sign a replacement for Jurrien Timber.

Mikel Arteta may be considering a long list of candidates to replace Jurrien Timber, who suffered an ACL injury against Nottingham Forest. The ability of the Netherlands international to invert means that his contribution to the team will be much missed, with Arteta particularly sad. Mikel Arteta has been given the opportunity to sign a replacement for Jurrien Timber.

“This is a huge blow. “Especially for him, who has only recently joined the club,” he stated when asked how great of a blow Timber’s absence will be. “Having the injury that he has is a huge blow.” It’s for the team because we recruited him with clear intentions, and what he brought to the squad was obvious, and he won’t be able to do it for us this season. We must adjust. Unfortunately, these things happen, and we must go on.”

Arteta, on the other hand, could welcome back Oleksandr Zinchenko for the Monday evening match against Crystal Palace. With the return of his other inverted option, Arteta may consider signing a more typical full-back.

Joao Cancelo and Ivan Fresneda are therefore out, but Benjamin Pavard, whose future at Bayern Munich is uncertain, is a viable possibility, and he has been joined by Jules Kounde as a new option in the position. There is no certainty that a replacement will be found, with Takehiro Tomiyasu and Thomas Partey both capable of filling in.

However, a new name has emerged that could be a tempting move to pursue for Arteta and Edu to explore despite his Tottenham links. According to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs, Southampton star Kyle Walker-Peters could become an option for Arsenal, with the player open to the move on one condition.

“When you look to bring someone in, you can’t necessarily go for someone who – once Timber returns – isn’t going to have an integral role within the team,” he told GiveMeSport of Arsenal’s possibilities. This is where I believe Arsenal should be diplomatic in their search.

“A player like Kyle Walker-Peters could be open to the move but would still want guarantees of minutes and game-time. I wonder whether Arsenal will look for more of a stop gap than necessarily a permanent-type signing in order to ensure that they don’t rock the boat or the chemistry within the side.”