'We already have some very, very good players' - Arteta defends criticism of Arsenal transfer window activity

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Sep 4, 2026
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AI GeneratedThe manager provides updates on player fitness and squad readiness ahead of Sunday's match. He reflects on the emotional significance of facing former colleagues and emphasizes his trust in the current squad's talent and depth following the closure of the transfer window.
He's in really good condition at the moment. As I said, he's been now a few weeks on the pitch
and he's been training with us now, so he's in a good place.
Is he going to be available for selection on Sunday?
We will decide again tomorrow after training.
I spoke to him before about a really happy frame. As I said, it's incredible because
obviously we have the history that we have together, the same with Antoni, and to be
facing each other in such a level and with the responsibility we have managing some of
the top clubs in the country is a really beautiful thing to experience.
But that will depend on a lot of factors and Gamestate is a massive one, especially because
the two games that they played, they scored very, very early and that changes the momentum
and the shift of the game, but they are capable and he's capable of playing in various ways.
That's been a really successful match so far.
I know him really well, so we have him here as a top goalkeeper.
It's clear what he's going to bring to the team and I think it's a really smart decision.
I love my players, that's what I can say.
In the bracket, how you want to put them, I don't know. I think at the end of the season
we'll put everybody in their place and let's trust them. Let's make sure that we are right
behind them and we'll do everything we can to help the incredible talent that they have.
I don't know, these are just opinions. The window is closed and I prefer to look at
all the incredible things that we have in this squad and not to spend any more time
on the things that are not part of us right now. That's it and that's my main responsibility.
I understand the point of view as well, but we have to understand as well the amount of
minutes that those players played and the ones that they were injured last year,
especially in the first six months. The data shows something completely different,
but it is what it is. This is what we have and, as I said before, we already have some very good players.
