Arsenal in January talks with £63m striker who Arteta's already spoken to

has already spoken with him about the prospect of a move to the Emirates Stadium.

Following their all-important 2-1 win over Tottenham in the North London Derby on Wednesday evening, Arteta told TNT Sports that the Gunners are indeed in the market for a new forward, after both Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus were sidelined recently.

Jesus' ACL rupture means we won't see him don an Arsenal jersey again this season, while Saka is expected to be out until March after undergoing hamstring surgery. Arteta is left with just one striker in Kai Havertz as a result of Jesus' absence, and the Spaniard must also cope without Saka's incredible output of goals and assists in the final third.

(Sky Sports), and this has now been confirmed by Arteta himself.

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"We are going to try [in this window] for sure. We are actively looking. We will try. Let's see what we can get."

claiming they should've scored far more in the North London Derby.

said Adebayor.

"The game ended 2-1. It could've been 5-1, 7-1. For a team that wants to win the league, if they keep on playing like this. I don't think it's going to be possible."

after missing out on a deal last summer.

this year.

, and Arteta is said to have personally spoken with the 21-year-old already.

They're looking to take him on loan with an option to buy before deadline day, but Leipzig want either a straight transfer fee or an obligation to buy inserted into any temporary deal.

release clause (BILD).