However, the Serie A side insisted on an obligation to buy, which Arsenal weren’t willing to commit to, given their focus on securing their primary striker targets in the summer

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have to make do without the services of Kai Havertz for the remainder of the season after the former Chelsea man tore his hamstring in Dubai

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has been given a free get out for failing to win the Premier League after the latest blow at the Emirates.

Arsenal had the opportunity to sign Mathys Tel on loan but opted not to go for it - now, the Gunners are facing a crisis up front.

Arsenal’s worst fears have come true with Kai Havertz reportedly expected to miss the rest of the season. Mikel Arteta’s forward options have been further diminished by a hamstring problem suffered by the German during the club’s warm-weather training trip to Dubai.

Arsenal fear that Kai Havertz could miss the rest of this season after the German striker suffered a significant hamstring injury at the club’s training camp in Dubai.

The latest Arsenal news as reports suggest that the forward will miss the remainder of the season with a hamstring injury suffered in a training camp in Dubai

Hamstring injury rules Arsenal striker Kai Havertz out for the rest of the season and throws boss Mikel Arteta's plans to battle for the Premier League title into disarray

Mikel Arteta is regretting the decision by Arsenal not to sign a striker in January as Kai Havertz is now at risk of a spell on the sidelines.