Leandro Trossard cost £26 million ($32 million) to join from Brighton, and Jakub Kiwior cost about £20 million ($25 million) to sign with the Gunners earlier this month.
However, there are concerns that they may need to make another market purchase due to Elneny's potential season-ending knee injury, which he sustained in practice ahead of the north London derby.
When asked about the possibility of Elneny missing the remainder of the campaign Arteta said: "There are concerns, especially (because) Mo is a player who never complains about anything. He had some issues with his knee that we are assessing at the moment and we will have to see how he evolves."
Sambi Lokonga is the only logical replacement for Thomas Partey after Elneny's injury, and because the Belgian hasn't displayed any sort of convincing form since signing from Anderlecht, Arsenal now appears to be lacking in the center midfield position.
In the fourth round of the FA Cup, the Gunners will travel to Manchester City on Friday night.
Speaking about the possibility of adding another player to cover for Elneny, Arteta added: "Well, we need some more cover in midfield ideally if we can. In this market it’s pretty complicated to do that. If there’s anything else available that can make us better we’ll look at it."
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