MIKEL ARTETA says he cannot promise fans that Arsenal will sign a striker before the January deadline. But the Gunners boss has assured them the club are “actively” working on bringing someone in,

Arsenal want to sign a striker before the transfer window shuts and have had an approach turned down for Aston Villa forward Ollie Watkins. The club are also long-term admirers of Newcastle’s Alexander Isak and RB Leipzig frontman Benjamin Sesko, but neither player will move before the deadline.