Arteta: This is our position on the Mercato, and this is the team’s situation

Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta appeared in a press conference, to talk about Saturday’s confrontation against Brighton, in the twentieth round of the English Premier League.

The coach said: Kai Havertz is ready. ? I think so, yes. I think the players who were sick will be fine. They will train today and if everyone is okay they will be available.”

On Raheem Sterling’s fitness: “He’s starting to do some things on the pitch so that’s great news. Let's see how next week progresses and we'll see if he's available for the following week."

On Ben White and Takehiro Tomiyasu: "Ben White is still out for a few weeks, and Tomiyasu has Some things on the field but we have to see. It was a long-term injury and we have to see how quickly he progresses and how he reacts.”

Regarding Declan Rice sitting on the bench against Brentford and whether he is trying to rest him: “In His condition is particular because he played a lot of football. We've played nine games in this period and he's had some problems in the last few games where he had to come off. We have to manage every player and he is no exception.”

On the possibility of new players arriving in January: “I don’t know. The focus is on the players we have. If there is someone on the market that we can afford and that we think will have a real impact on the team, we should always be open to that possibility. At the moment, the focus is on what we have.”

On whether anyone will be allowed to leave in the transfer window, such as Kieran Tierney: “All the players who are here “They want to focus on performance and impact on the team and if something happens there, we will evaluate it.”

On Ethan Nwaneri and whether he is the most natural replacement for Bukayo Saka: “He is a player who can Playing in different positions. He hasn't played in that position much to be fair, even when he was at academy level, but he can adapt to the demands we have in a few different positions. I think he performed really well in the last match: “

He concluded on Gabriel Jesus’ brilliance in recent weeks: “It is about supporting our players and the players know that they have to go through some periods.” Sometimes this is not what they planned, but, also, they have to believe in themselves and we have to make sure that if they ever doubt, we are there to acknowledge and make sure that they feel from our side how much we love them and how happy we are to have them.”