Petit claims one Arsenal signing is a ‘panic buy’; warns Arteta he’s made same mistake as Guardiola

Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Petit thinks Raheem Sterling is a panic buy from the Gunners as they just wanted to get someone in .

turned David Raya s loan deal into a permanent transfer for £27m over the summer, while Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino both followed as new signings from Bologna and Real Sociedad respectively.

came before Sterling was snapped up on transfer deadline day in a loan deal from Chelsea after the England international had been training away from Enzo Maresca s first-team squad.

But, despite his obvious talent, Petit reckons Arsenal have made a panic buy with the signing of Sterling on deadline day.

Petit told BetVictor: I think Raheem Sterling was a panic buy from Arsenal. They just wanted to get someone in before the…