Mikel Arteta accelerates Gabriel Martinelli plan with Arsenal training ground adjustment

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Mikel Arteta has appeared to accelerate his plan to make Gabriel Martinelli his top man up front.

The Arsenal coach was desperate to bolster his strike force in the January transfer window with goals a major problem in his squad.

The Gunners sit sixth in the Premier League at the moment and have netted just 34 times, the least of the top six.

Emile Smith Rowe is their top scorer with nine in all competitions while they let their second-highest leave on deadline day in January.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang fell out with Arteta and was stripped of the captaincy before Barcelona snapped up the striker for nothing.

And that has left Arsenal with a pretty big problem up front where he has just Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah.

Both will be out of contract at the end of the season and have no plans to renew, meaning the Gunners could be going into the summer without a single striker.

But that could change if Arteta manages to pull off his plan of converting Martinelli into a No. 9.

The Brazilian is more used to playing out wide, cutting in on his right foot - but that could change.

According to Football London, Martinelli has been playing as a striker in training sessions at London Colney.

The 20-year-old has made 21 appearances so far in all