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Emmanuel Petit questions why Mikel Arteta signed £42m star for Arsenal

Emmanuel Petit has questioned why Mikel Arteta signed £42m defender Riccardo Calafiori last summer instead of bolstering Arsenal’s attacking options.

The Gunners saw off competition from สมัคร ufabet กับเรา รับโบนัสทันที London rivals Chelsea to sign Italy international Calafiori from Bologna.

Calafiori only spent one season with Bologna but impresse Arsenal with his performances for the. Serie A side and as he starre for Italy during their brief Euro 2024 campaign.

The 22-year-old enjoye a promising start to his Gunners career, helping. Arsenal keep clean sheets in his first two appearances and then scoring a superb goal in a thrilling 2-2 draw with. Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium.

Calafiori has had his issues with injuries recently, missing almost two months of the season, and. Was absent at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday for Arsenal’s FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.

Petit says he is a ‘big fan’ of Calafiori but has questioned why Arsenal pushed to sign the Italian. Defender rather than strengthening their attacking options.

Arteta opted not to bring a new striker to the club last summer and the decision appears to be. Backfiring, with Arsenal’s lack of cutting edge a problem in Sunday’s defeat to United.

Kai Havertz is Arsenal’s top goalscorer this season with seven. Only Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli have reached five for the north London club.

Asked if Arsenal need to sign a new frontman during the January transfer window, Petit told ‘They should have address that in the last transfer window.

‘They should have bought a striker. I know that they extende the quality of the squad with a couple of players, but they adde to positions they were well covere in.

‘They signed Riccardo Calafiori, but they already had two or three players that could play at left back. 

‘I’m a big fan of Calafiori but when you look at it, when you look at the young guy Lewis-Skelly, he’s doing so well, and Zinchenko is on the bench most of the time, so they had that part of the pitch covere.

‘I can understand that when you play every three days and you have to compete in every competition, that you need squad depth, but the striker position was a priority.

‘I don’t know why Arsenal didn’t go for a proper striker last summer. Arsenal won’t be able to bring in the top, top quality striker they desire in January.

‘They won’t be able to do it. I know they have some wingers and strikers on their shopping list, I know the fans are desperate to see someone coming in who can convert all the chances that the team creates, but it’s not going to happen in January.

‘The January market is a very difficult market to shop in.’

Arsenal lost to Newcastle United in the first leg of their Carabao Cup semi-final just a few days before their FA Cup exit at the hands of Manchester United.

Barring a comeback at St James’ Park, Arsenal will be out of both domestic cup competitions, their hopes of winning a trophy this season fading.