Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed the club are actively seeking another defender because of William Saliba’s long-term injury and a shortage of options in the backline.
Arteta made the disclosure on Thursday while speaking ahead of Arsenal’s Premier League opener against Coventry City at the Emirates Stadium on Friday.
“We are really active in the market, I think I mentioned that a few days ago,” Arteta said in a club statement.
“The ambition is to improve the squad. We have a really specific issue in the backline, especially with the long-term injury of Wilo [Saliba] and the fact that we miss one more defender; that’s clear.
“So we are trying to reinforce that area. Whenever we’re ready, we’ll announce something,” he added
