Mikel Arteta says he won’t always get recruitment right at Arsenal (Picture: Getty)

Mikel Arteta admitted it is ‘inevitable’ that Arsenal will make transfer ‘mistakes’ when asked about the decision to sign Kai Havertz from Chelsea.

The 24-year-old German endured a slow start at the Emirates but has since turned his form around to become a vital player for the Gunners in their title challenge.

Havertz scored twice in a 5-0 victory over his old club Chelsea last time out and will be hoping to add more to his tally when Arsenal face Tottenham on Sunday.

Ahead of the north London derby, Arteta was quizzed about bringing in Havertz and insisted Arsenal will not always get it right when it comes to recruitment.
‘It?s not my decision, it?s our decision,’ Arteta said about Havertz’s arrival at Arsenal. ‘We were super aligned with the club?s vision, and then obviously on the sporting side, we made a recommendation.

‘A lot of people were involved and then you need the ownership to back you as well, and make things happen.

‘We were very convinced that they were characters first, they were players with the right qualities to fit within our model, our club, and sometimes it takes a bit of time, that?s inevitable.

Kai Havertz scored twice in a 5-0 win over Chelsea on Tuesday (Picture: Getty)

‘Sometimes you?re going to make mistakes, I try to minimise them, and try to at least generate the environment, and...