Arsenal transfer news: The Gunners head into the international break with nine wins from 10 Premier League games, 27 points and a six-point lead over Manchester City after Martin Ødegaard’s 72nd-minute goal beat Hull on November 7. The league table gives Mikel Arteta little to worry about, but the wide areas look thin.

Bukayo Saka suffered a quad injury in the 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on October 21 and is reportedly unlikely to return before mid-December. Gabriel Martinelli left in the summer without a like-for-like replacement; Leandro Trossard also departed, and Christos Tzolis, the signing meant to succeed Trossard, has already missed several games with a hamstring problem. Noni Madueke and Eberechi Eze, who prefers a central role, have filled the gaps, while 16-year-old Max Dowman remains a squad option rather than a solution.

Arteta’s structure is not the problem. Arsenal have kept seven clean sheets in 10 league games, a mark only three clubs have bettered at this stage, according to Opta. The issue is breaking down patient opponents, and Hull showed it: Arsenal had 21 shots to their seven, yet needed until the 72nd minute to score. Opponents will keep sitting deep against the league leaders, and the left flank still lacks an established match-winner.

Leipzig keep the leverage

That gap explains why Arsenal are interested in Antonio Nusa. According to Sky Sport DE, the RB Leipzig winger has no release clause, so the fee is negotiable and will depend on how the rest of the season unfolds. Leipzig hope to receive roughly £60m to £77m.

The 21-year-old has four goals and seven assists in nine Bundesliga games and won 20 of 33 dribbles through eight rounds. Yet each of his first 10 goal involvements came in Leipzig’s five wins, and he had no part in the 6-1 defeat at Bayern.

Arsenal transfer news: Should Arsenal pay Leipzig’s price for Antonio Nusa?

Not in January, and not at the top of that range. Leipzig reportedly have no wish to sell mid-season, and every assist before May lifts a price Sky describes as negotiable. Four league goals and four assists last season make £77m an act of faith for a high-risk dribbler in Arteta’s ball-secure system.

Yet Eze is a stopgap, and Nusa’s natural left side matches Martinelli’s vacancy. Open at around £60m, accept a summer deal if Leipzig refuse, and let Tzolis and Madueke cover the winter. Saka has missed over 30 games to injury since early 2025, which makes a second high-end winger genuine insurance.