Mikel Arteta says he will wait to learn more about Gabriel Jesus’ injury before January spending

Mikel Arteta will wait to see how star striker Gabriel Jesus recovers from knee surgery before deciding to make a big-name new signing in next month’s transfer window.

The Brazilian striker underwent knee surgery earlier in the week in London and has been pictured waving a crutch with a big smile on his face despite reports in South America that he could miss most of the rest of the season. .

But Arsenal manager Arteta first addressed the situation after watching his side beat French Lyon 3-0 in the Dubai Super Cup opening game in Dubai.

Mikel Arteta says that he will wait for more information before delving into the transfer market

Gabriel Jesús injured his knee during Brazil’s group stage loss to Cameroon

The striker has shared photos on social media as he speeds up the recovery process.

The Spanish coach said: ‘There is no timeline. We know he needed some knee surgery and we have to take it day by day, week by week and see where that takes us.

‘Affect transfer plans? What affects is who we are as a team because he gives us so much. What we can do after that, when we know the timescale better and we know when we can get it back, we’ll look at the options and try to make the right decisions.

‘I feel like my team is really good, and unfortunately we’ve had injuries, but we’ll see what we can do to be stronger.

We have a lot of players, we have a lot of academy players. We have the players that can give us the performances and the consistency to maintain or improve from where we are.”

Eddie Nketiah is Arteta’s only other standout striker. The English forward started in the absence of Jesus in the opening match of the Dubai Super Cup in which AC Milan and Liverpool also participate.

Arteta admits that there is still ‘no timeline’ for the return of Jesus and he may have to act in January

Eddie Nketiah replaced Jesus and scored his second goal against Lyon

He also entered the record. The others came from defender Gabriel Magalhães and midfielder Fabio Vieira before Arteta made full second-half changes to give some young players a chance to show they have what it takes to become the youngest first team in the Premier League.

Arsenal will play AC Milan and host Juventus in London before resuming their Premier League title bid on December 26 at home to West Ham.

Arteta concluded: ‘I don’t know how the World Cup will affect things. It is a new experience for everyone. We have tried to prepare in the best possible way.

“This camp here is very important to do that and it’s also very important to get the players who have participated in the World Cup in the best way as quickly as possible.”

Arsenal’s Gabriel Maghaeles (centre) celebrates with teammates after scoring in the game