Yahoo Sports Arteta on injuries, 'actively' looking at strikers and Wolves
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has been speaking to the media before Saturday's Premier League game at Wolves (15:00 GMT).
Here are the key lines from his news conference:
Arteta confirmed Myles Lewis-Skelly's has suffered "nothing serious" after missing Wednesday's Champions League win over Dinamo Zagreb and "today, we will have a meeting with the medical staff", while William Saliba "is something similar". The defensive pair "will definitely be in for next week" but for "tomorrow we will see".
Defender Ben White remains unavailable but his recovery is "very good": "He hasn't trained with the team yet but I think he's very close. He needs to tick a few boxes and, if all goes well and smoothly, I think he will be with us very soon."
On continued links with signing a striker: "My opinion is clear - we lost two very important players in Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus. We lack goals, we lack people and we lack options. It's clear - if we can get the right player. That's why we are actively looking at it. Someone who makes us better. We need some help."
On whether a deal can be done in January: "You have certain resources, the ability to recruit certain players, develop certain players, use certain players from the academy. It's a balance of what we can do."
Arteta confirmed terminating the loan of winger Raheem Sterling or goalkeeper Neto and sending them back to parent clubs Chelsea and Bournemouth respectively is "not an option".
On Saturday's opponents: "It will be a really tough match. They are a really good side, so we will have to compete. They are in a different moment now as well. Everything is important."
On Wolves forward Matheus Cunha, who has been linked with a move to the Gunners: "I prefer not to talk about individuals, just the collective quality they have."
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