Arsenal broke club record with late January transfer deal as Mikel Arteta issues

The final day of the transfer window is upon us and there is work still to be done.

Arsenal have yet to make a signing this month and are running out of time to do so. Meanwhile, the Gunners have seen Marquinhos return from Nantes, Omar Rekik from Wigan, and recalled Mika Biereth from Motherwell before heading on loan to Sturm Graz in the Austrian Bundesliga.

Alex Kirk and Kido Taylor Hart both joined Bromley on loan this month but there has been little action around the first team. Something Mikel Arteta appears to have accepted.

“We have one of the thinnest squads in the League, that’s for sure, and when you talk about the numbers, especially in certain areas, we are really thin,” he said ahead of the club’s win over Nottingham Forest.

“It wasn’t possible [to do any January deals]. And now we didn’t have the capacity to improve the team in the way that we think we want to improve it, so we decided not to do something yet.”

The Gunners have been known to pounce at the final moment however, so a careful eye will remain on Hale End in the Emirates on the final day of the window. Mirror Football takes a look at deadline day deals that Arsenal have previously completed.

Jorginho

Just 12 months ago Arsenal were able to act on transfer deadline day to land Jorginho from Chelsea. The Italian midfielder has made 37 appearances in his first year with the club having arrived in a £12million deal.

Rumours of interest from Barcelona have already emerged with Jorginho’s contract set to expire at the end of the season but the Gunners hold an option for a further year.

Auston Trusty

The final day of the 2022 window saw Trusty signed from Colorado Rapids but remain on loan with the MLS club until that July. That summer saw him quickly loaned to Birmingham City where he was voted the Blues’ player of the season having played every minute of the club’s Championship season.

A chance at Arsenal never arrived however with the American then moving to Sheffield United in 2023. The US international joined the Blades on a four-year deal and is believed to have earned the Gunners in the region of £5m.

Cedric Soares

The Portugal international looks like he could soon be departing Arsenal for pastures new but in 2020 joined the Gunners on loan from Southampton. Injuries to Calum Chambers and Hector Bellerin prompted the move with Cedric’s Saints contract expiring in the summer.

The full-back made his stay with Arsenal permanent and has made 61 appearances for the north London side. Last January saw the defender joined Fulham on loan for six months, and now Cedric…