Arsenal Loan Target That Could Bring In Assist King To Help Gabriel Jesus

Although transfer action was completed swiftly at the start of the window, injury concerns and further struggles with squad depth on the wings and in central midfield have left the Gunners short. Although it doesn’t immediately hamper them, with Europa League matches and an intense schedule, there is now a risk of causing more damage to the squad.

In order to tackle it, there was a late push for several wingers and Douglas Luiz most publicly on deadline day. Edu, now in charge of the long-term planning at the club, won’t be panicking and instead could see more innovative ideas arise to solve these issues.

One of them could be to make use of the loan market.  with first-team minutes likely to prove hard to come by in the Premier League and Marquinhos being at a key developmental stage, the 19-year-old could leave the club in January on loan. This would allow the Brazilian to continue playing games and build on what has been an exciting start in London, but it could also leave Arteta even shorter in rotation options, especially with a view to European matches.

However, should Marquinhos leave, it does open the door to Mykhaylo Mudryk. The Ukrainian winger was one of the top targets for the club this summer and has started the season well, catching the eye with a goal and two assists in Shakhtar Donetsk’s 4-1 Champions League win against RB Leipzig.

Mykhaylo Mudryk

The 21-year-old has become renowned for his assist ability, recording seven in 11 league games last season.

With depth an issue, Mudryk is likely to become a go-to winter target for Arsenal once more, and if they can earn Marquinhos some experience whilst signing a new winger, then it could leave Edu and Arteta with two of the most promising wingers in the league.