Overview
- Mikel Arteta publicly praised Ethan Nwaneri after the FA Cup win at Portsmouth, reinforcing the teenager’s place in first-team plans.
- Football Insider reports Arteta intends to block any January loan for Nwaneri despite external interest in a temporary move.
- Everton’s interest in Ben White has been reported, but multiple outlets say Arsenal do not plan to sanction his departure this month.
- CaughtOffside, citing football.london, adds that Arsenal are not prepared to sell White in January given his value as defensive cover.
- Arsenal continue exploratory work on future targets, with reports of enquiries for Breno Bidon and monitoring of Darryl Bakola, plus renewed links to Marc Guehi for the summer.