pARSENAL are reportedly considering a move for Barcelona defender Eric Garcia./p
pThis comes as new signing a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23514183/arsenal-timber-acl-injury-faces-season-out/Jurrien Timber is set to miss the majority of the season/a due to injury./p
figure id=attachment_23666905 class=wp-caption alignnone style=width: 970pximg decoding=async loading=lazy src=https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/4694e2d8-c7a9-4a29-b80f-6c7c6535da5c.jpg?strip=allamp;w=960 alt= class=alignnone size-thesun-article-image wp-image-23666905 width=960 height=622 /figcaption class=wp-caption-textArsenal#8217;s new signing Timber is set to miss most of the season/figcaptionfigcreditRex/figcredit/figure
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pThe Dutch defender sustained an ACL injury on his competitive debut against a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1225889/nottingham-forest/Nottingham Forest/a./p
pa href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196653/arsenal/Arsenal/anbsp;ran outnbsp;a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23463064/arsenal-nottingham-forest-mikel-arteta/2-1 winners/a, but the loss of Timber is a massive blow to the rest of their season./p
pThe club confirmed that Timber #8211; who they signed for £34m #8211; will undergo surgery on his right knee./p
pArsenal have subsequently re-entered the market to strengthen their defensive options, given the severity of the injury./p
pAnd according to Spanish news outlet a href=https://www.mundodeportivo.com/ target=_blank aria-label=Mundo Deportivo (opens in a new tab) rel=noreferrer noopenerMundo Deportivo/a, they have selected a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/eric-garcia/Barcelona#8217;s Garcia/a as an ideal replacement./p
pThe report states that Mikel Arteta is looking for a central defender who can act as a pivot./p
pArteta worked with Garcia during their time together at a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/football/team/1196654/manchester-city/Manchester City./a/p
pHe hopes that relationship would make a switch to North London an easy transition for the centre-half./p
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pHowever the report does state that a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/who/xavi/Barca coach Xavi Hernandez /ais not willing to part with the defender./p
pOther left-back option,nbsp;a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23644505/kieran-tierney-celtic-return-arsenal-transfer-real-sociedad/Kieran Tierney/a, has interest fromnbsp;Real Sociedad, Celticnbsp;and Newcastle./p
pWhile a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23540710/david-raya-arsenal-friendly-luton-trossard/Oleksandr Zinchenko/a is nearing a return to first-team action after a calf problem./p
pOn Timber#8217;s injury, Arteta said: #8220;Huge blow. Especially for him after just joining the club. To have the injury he has is a huge blow. /p
p#8220;We recruited him with clear intentions and what he was bringing to the team was evident, but he#8217;s not going to be able to do it this season. /p
p#8220;We have to adapt. These things happen, unfortunately, and we have to move on.#8221;/p
pArsenal also considered a move for a href=https://www.thesun.co.uk/sport/23618454/bayern-munich-transfer-inter-milan-benjamin-pavard/Benjamin Pavard /afrom Bayern Munich./p
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