Arteta looks to have shut out of his plans club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

Arteta dropped Aubameyang from Arsenal’s win over Southampton for returning from France a day late after collecting his sick mother.

The Arsenal boss banished the Gabon striker from the first team training, asking him to train his own.

Aubameyang then went to join his country Gabon for the Africa Cup of nations in Cameroon.

Unfortunately, the former Dortmund man contracted Covid and did not feature for his country.

The striker has since returned to London to continue with his recovery programme.

Arsenal don’t look they have Aubameyang in their plans for the second round of the Premier League.

Arteta and the club’s football director Edu are in the market for a new striker.

Reports have continued to link them to the Fiorentina hot forward Dušan Vlahović.

Arsenal have struggled for goals since they whitewashed Norwich 5-0 away in the Premier League late last year.

They scored a goal in the defeat against Manchester City early this year.

Arteta’s side has gone three games without a goal. They have played Liverpool twice in the EFL Cup and Nottingham in the FA Cup.

The luck of goals for the club and the manager is a serious matter of concern.

Arteta has Auba who can fix the luck of goals if he returns to his usual self.

But the manager has made up his mind on the striker and will not consider returning him.

Vlahovic who Arsenal are pushing to sign doesn’t look at London as a possibility for him.

Fiorentina want money to avoid their star striker from leaving at the end of the season on a free.

Arsenal look the only club willing to meet their demands but the player is not willing to join the English club.

Arteta is aware the January transfer window does not favour them since clubs will want to sell their star players.

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