Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta reveals January priority
The IndependentSign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mikel Arteta says Arsenal's priority for the January transfer window is to trim the numbers in their squad. Recommended Five things we learned as Lacazette fires Arsenal past Brighton "There are some players that are going to go on loan and going to leave and that is the priority at the moment. "And then we have the players who have been through all the regulations with COVID, different individuals which I think we're gonna recover for the game against West Brom, but we will see tomorrow who is available, who is fit and how is everybody feeling." Baggies boss Allardyce called for a "circuit-breaker" in Premier League this week to help tackle the fast-developing situation across the country with the new Covid-19 variant, but the competition will continue as planned.