{"id":295749,"date":"2023-11-20T18:24:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/?p=295749"},"modified":"2023-11-20T18:24:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-20T18:24:01","slug":"gilberto-silva-reveals-arsenal-are-looking-for-a-midfielder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/gilberto-silva-reveals-arsenal-are-looking-for-a-midfielder\/","title":{"rendered":"Gilberto Silva reveals Arsenal are looking for a midfielder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva offers advice to Gunners as they consider signing a midfielder in January due to Thomas Partey&#8217;s injury issues<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Injuries have increased the chances of Arsenal making moves in January<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Mail Sport reported earlier this month that the focus will be on a midfielder\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>The curse of our game is abuse of referees, we are not doing enough to stop it. The punishments must be HARSH &#8211; It&#8217;s All Kicking Off<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Former Arsenal\u00a0star Gilberto Silva has given his old club some advice when it comes to signing a midfielder in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners have been hit by a number of injuries over the first few months of the season and fans are certainly expecting some action in the upcoming window.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas Partey has only played a handful of games and isn&#8217;t expected to be back until the New Year while Gabriel Jesus\u00a0is just returning to fitness after a second spell on the sidelines.<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport reported earlier this month that the consistent injuries to Partey are of particular concern and a new midfielder is the priority for the Gunners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I heard that they were maybe looking for some midfielders especially because of Partey being injured at times,&#8217; Silva told Mirror Sport at the Web Summit in Lisbon, where he was promoting his new hate-free football social media platform, Striver.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/17\/78029617-12771795-image-m-2_1700501192697.jpg\" height=\"544\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Gilberto Silva says he has heard that Arsenal are looking to sign a new midfielder in January<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/17\/78030567-12771795-image-a-30_1700502799122.jpg\" height=\"500\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Thomas Partey&#8217;s injury problems have forced Arsenal to look at signing a new midfielder\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;I&#8217;m not sure if it&#8217;s 100 per cent going to happen but obviously, they have to be aware that this is a very short window and very specific.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;You have to be like a fisherman sometimes, to grab the right player that you really need that&#8217;s going to help you to win games and to be useful for the rest of the season. Also to improve the way you play.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s not about sometimes bringing a player because you need [them]. Speaking to people there, Edu many times, they are working hard to have the data and what they think is right for the club in terms of targets.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The market is very competitive as well, sometimes you have to be fast and not lose the opportunity.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport revealed earlier this month that t<span>he Gunners had been expected to seek a new forward in the next window &#8211; with <\/span>Brentford<span> striker <\/span>Ivan Toney<span>\u00a0the club&#8217;s priority target &#8211; but there are major concerns that Partey will miss a significant chunk of the season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Mail Sport understands that the Ghana international recently underwent a minor treatment procedure as he continues to recover from a thigh injury.<\/p>\n<p>The former Atletico Madrid man has been in a leg brace in hope of accelerating his recovery but there is now uncertainty about when he may be fit to return.<\/p>\n<p>Partey is set to miss the rest of the year, at least, but the lack of clarity over when he may be available again means Arsenal are ready to change tact in the transfer market.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/11\/20\/18\/77617395-12771795-Mikel_Arteta_could_offload_a_player_in_the_next_transfer_window_-a-1_1700504005695.jpg\" height=\"423\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Silva urged Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta to be &#8216;very specific&#8217; with his January transfer business<\/p>\n<h3>IT&#8217;S ALL KICKING OFF!\u00a0<\/h3>\n<p><span>It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0is an exciting new podcast from Mail Sport that promises a different take on Premier League football, launching with a preview show today and every week this season.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It is available on MailOnline, Mail+, YouTube , Apple Music and Spotify<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/i\/pix\/2017\/08\/02\/636x90_facebook_ad_sport.png\" width=\"636\" height=\"90\"><br \/>\nSource: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12771795\/Arsenal-legend-Gilberto-Silva-reveals-heard-club-looking-midfielder-January-response-Thomas-Parteys-injury-problems.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva offers advice to Gunners as they consider signing a midfielder in January due to Thomas Partey&#8217;s injury issues Injuries have increased <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/sportstoft.com\/soccer\/gilberto-silva-reveals-arsenal-are-looking-for-a-midfielder\/\" title=\"Gilberto Silva reveals Arsenal are looking for a midfielder\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":295748,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.8 - 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