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Arsenal must recruit another striker in the January transfer window following Gabriel Jesus's injury, talkSPORT has been told.The Premier League leade.

[Yohan Djourou recently told talkSPORT of his doubts about that move](https://talksport.com/football/1277342/arsenal-gabriel-jesus-injury-premier-league-title/), saying the Spaniard hasn’t been at his best since his transfer to the Nou Camp. [failed to replace Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang](https://talksport.com/football/1034464/pierre-emerick-aubameyang-arsenal-exit-barcelona-mikel-arteta/) and went on to lose their Champions League spot to Tottenham. “You think of last January they didn’t sign anyone and I think that was there undoing towards the back end of the season when Spurs pipped them to the Champions League spot. [Oleksandr Zinchenko has backed him](https://talksport.com/football/1275071/oleksandr-zinchenko-eddie-nketiah-arsenal-gabriel-jesus-injury/) to fill Jesus’s boots. [sustained an injury](https://talksport.com/football/1265614/gabriel-jesus-out-world-cup-injury-brazil-arsenal-surgery/) at the World Cup, and they’ve been warned they could face a worse version of the end of last season if they don’t sign a replacement. [expected to be out for three months](https://talksport.com/football/1269756/arsenal-gabriel-jesus-injury-news-post-surgery-picture-brazil/) as he recovers from surgery after suffering medial ligament damage to his knee in Brazil’s match against Cameroon in the group stages in Qatar.

A classy Arsenal and Tottenham target may be available for free in 2024, but reports out of Italy have claimed the Gunners could act early in 2023 by ...

However, there’s growing speculation a parting of the ways is in order. £22m) bid for Zaniolo next summer. Spurs have been linked with Zaniolo for some time thanks in large part to their strong Italian connection. Mikel Arteta already boasts one of the most threatening and energetic attacks in the league through Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka. Arsenal’s primary target in that regard is fast becoming Mykhaylo Mudryk. A classy Arsenal and Tottenham target may be available for free in 2024, but reports out of Italy have claimed the Gunners could act early in 2023 by lodging a £22m bid.

A recognisable Arsenal XI saw Aaron Ramsdale back in between the sticks, while a weakened Juventus side was headlined by Moise Kean, Daniele Rugani and former ...

[Massimiliano Allegri](/people/massimiliano-allegri/)'s men camped inside their own half for the majority of the opening exchanges, and [Reiss Nelson](/people/reiss-nelson/) sent an effort into the side netting within the first minute. [Fabio Vieira](/people/fabio-vieira/) then stung the palms of [Mattia Perin](/people/mattia-perin/) with 10 minutes gone as Arsenal continued to dominate, but [Mikel Arteta](/people/mikel-arteta/) was dealt another injury blow with a quarter of the game gone. [Granit Xhaka](/people/granit-xhaka/) scored an own goal as [Arsenal](/football/arsenal/) ended their period of winter friendlies with a disappointing 2-0 defeat to an inexperienced [Juventus](/football/juventus/) side at the Emirates.

Goals in stoppage time at the end of both halves saw us fall to defeat, with a Granit Xhaka own goal and a strike from London-born Samuel Iling-Junior proving ...

The second half once again saw us control possession and territory but struggle to create the same amount of opportunities. Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc. On a rare foray forward, Juve won a corner and after it was played short to Nicoli Fagioli, his cross was inadvertently flicked on into his own net by the head of Xhaka to hand the advantage to the Italians.

Arsenal's final friendly match before the Premier League resumes later this month ended in a 2-0 defeat to Juventus at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

[Reiss Nelson](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/227794/Reiss-Nelson) limped off and had to be replaced midway through the first half. "The fact he had to leave the pitch immediately is not good news, especially someone like Reiss, who is really powerful and fast. [Italy](/soccer/team?id=162) internationals [Manuel Locatelli](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/217538/Manuel-Locatelli) and [Moise Kean](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/248633/Moise-Kean). [United States](/soccer/team/_/id/660/united-states) goalkeeper [Matt Turner](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/303794/matt-turner). [Samuel Iling-Junior](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/341273/Samuel-Iling-Junior) that deflected in off [Rob Holding](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/218188/Rob-Holding). [England](/soccer/team?id=448) goalkeeper [Aaron Ramsdale](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/236015/Aaron-Ramsdale), also making his first outing since the World Cup, as the only two changes form the lineup that began Tuesday's 2-1 win over [AC Milan](/soccer/team?id=103) in Dubai.

Take a look at the best of the action from Emirates Stadium as we took on the Italian giants.

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