Mikel Arteta says he has completed the planning for the next two transfer windows alongside technical director Edu as the Gunners look to sign a creative midfielder in January.
Arsenal boss Arteta is under pressure to turnaround results at Emirates Stadium after suffering their worst ever start to a league season since 1974/75.
The club languish at the bottom end of statistical tables where chance creation, shots on target and goals are concerned and Edu has already spoken about the need for a creative midfielder in recent weeks.
Lyon star Houssem Aouar was subject of a bid from Arsenal last summer and has been linked with a possible move again, while Norwich star Emi Buendia is highly-rated by Arteta and could arrive for a more favourable transfer fee.
"The planning is done, what we want to do in January and in the summer," said Arteta.
"Sometimes you can do it, sometimes not depending on a lot of factors. Edu is dealing with that at the moment and I'm focused with all the games, we don't have much time to spend energy now on that because it's very clear what we want to do.
"My job is to make the most out of this squad, the players that we have. We know what we want to do and we will try to execute it knowing that the actual context, market and what we've been through makes it's difficult."
Meanwhile, Arteta attempted to explain the thinking behind his statistical explanations as to why Arsenal are 'dominating' games but not winning them.
"Every possible scenario that can happen in a Premier League match is considered there, what is really effecting results, what is really effect what is happening through the game in 96 minutes - and it works," he said.
"But then football is not like basketball. In basketball you shoot 50 times and the opponent does it once and you win every single game. It doesn't work in football like that. You can do it the opposite way around and lose 1-0. We lost against Burnley conceding zero shots on target from the opponent.
"We lost it which is incredible but it happens in football unfortunately. Even those things you have to be able to control them, it's pretty tricky. I'm telling you last year we were winning games with 25 per cent chance of winning, but we are so efficient when we get into this position.
"This is football but if you are constantly on sixties and seventies [per cent] long term you are going to win many more matches and this is what we have try to do. And believe sustain that, but still improve because there's always a reason why you don't win it and that's what we have to change."
