Arsenal \u00e9value ses options au milieu de terrain apr\u00e8s avoir pris connaissance de l'\u00e9tendue de la blessure de Mikel Merino, le club \u00e9tant d\u00e9sormais ouvert \u00e0 l'id\u00e9e d'ajouter un autre joueur avant la fermeture du march\u00e9 des transferts.<\/p>\n
Merino, qui vient tout juste d'arriver dans le nord de Londres, est contraint de rester \u00e9loign\u00e9 des terrains apr\u00e8s avoir contract\u00e9 une blessure qui retardera ses d\u00e9buts sous les ordres de Mikel Arteta. Si Arsenal ne pr\u00e9sente pas cela comme un revers \u00e0 long terme, la blessure est suffisamment significative pour influencer la planification \u00e0 court terme du club, alors que la saison s'acc\u00e9l\u00e8re.<\/p>\n
Arteta doit d\u00e9j\u00e0 g\u00e9rer un calendrier exigeant et la n\u00e9cessit\u00e9 de pr\u00e9server la fra\u00eecheur de son effectif \u00e0 travers plusieurs comp\u00e9titions. L'indisponibilit\u00e9 imm\u00e9diate de Merino met davantage en lumi\u00e8re la profondeur d'Arsenal dans les zones centrales, d'autant plus que l'\u00e9quipe a largement repos\u00e9 sur un noyau restreint de milieux de terrain la saison derni\u00e8re.<\/p>\n
Le club explore donc, selon des contacts du milieu, une \u00e9ventuelle op\u00e9ration pour recruter un milieu de terrain suppl\u00e9mentaire, afin de se pr\u00e9munir contre d'autres absences. Tout mouvement devrait \u00eatre r\u00e9fl\u00e9chi plut\u00f4t que r\u00e9actif, Arsenal tenant \u00e0 \u00e9viter de perturber l'\u00e9quilibre de l'effectif ou de r\u00e9aliser un recrutement qui ne correspondrait pas \u00e0 sa strat\u00e9gie \u00e0 long terme.<\/p>\n
En interne, la conviction demeure que Merino jouera un r\u00f4le important \u00e0 son retour, apportant de l'\u00e9nergie, de la progression et des options suppl\u00e9mentaires au centre du jeu. Mais avec des matchs pr\u00e9coces pesant dans la course au titre et les engagements en Ligue des champions \u00e0 l'horizon, le club ne souhaite pas se retrouver en sous-effectif pendant une p\u00e9riode critique.<\/p>\n
Arsenal a consacr\u00e9 une grande partie de l'\u00e9t\u00e9 \u00e0 renforcer ses secteurs cl\u00e9s, et l'accent est d\u00e9sormais mis sur les ajustements finaux. Si la bonne opportunit\u00e9 se pr\u00e9sente \u2013 que ce soit via un transfert d\u00e9finitif ou une solution \u00e0 court terme \u2013 les Gunners pourraient encore agir pour s'assurer qu'Arteta dispose d'une couverture suffisante au milieu de terrain jusqu'au retour complet de Merino.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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