What Mikel Arteta said about Arsenal's striker hunt amid Ivan Toney return
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta had already dampened hopes that the Gunners might bring Brentford striker Ivan Toney – or indeed any other new 'number nine' – to the club before the end the England international made a triumphant return to action on Saturday . In tandem with sporting director Edu, Arteta has overseen the redevelopment of the Arsenal squad in recent years, return ing the club to the Premier League title race. But the squad still lacks a consistent goalscorer a la Thierry Henry or Ian Wright from years gone by. No Arsenal player scored more than 15 times in all com Pet itions last season and those that reached 15 – Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Martin Odegaard – are wingers and midfielders. Strikers Gabriel Jesus, who has admitted scoring isn't his strength, and Eddie Nketiah got 20 between them. The Gunners are interested in signing Toney, who made a scoring return for Brentford on Saturday following an eight-month ban for breaching FA betting rules, b...