Advertisement At a time when manager Mikel Arteta and his coaching staff are searching for new solutions to find goals, could a counter-attacking identity help navigate these final three striker-less months?

Arsenal have been encouraged in their long-term pursuit for one of Mikel Arteta’s top transfer targets whom he failed to sign last summer.

Arsenal will be hoping to make it four Premier League wins in a row when they face West Ham United this weekend. The Hammers make the short trip across the capital on Saturday afternoon, with Mikel Arteta's men now unbeaten in their last 15 league games.