1. Burak Yilmaz (Galatasaray)
Arsene Wenger has made no secret of his desire to land a top striker to compete with Olivier Giroud this season, having missed out on some big-name targets such as Gonzalo Higuain and Luis Suarez. But with those two world class players perhaps a little out of the kind of price range Wenger is willing to pay, should he instead have pursued Galatasaray striker Burak Yilmaz with a bit more intent? The 28-year-old scored an impressive 32 goals in 39 games for the Turkish side last season, and looks to be the kind of poacher Arsenal are missing upfront.
Giroud has certainly started the season in fine form, perhaps to prove a point to his manager, but while a big name might not be needed upfront, Arsenal are undeniably short of options if their current first-choice gets injured. Lukas Podolski is already out of action for nine weeks for that reason, and untested youngster Yaya Sanogo seems to be the only backup, unless Theo Walcott is switched from the wing to the lone striker spot.
Arsenal tried to land Demba Ba on loan from Chelsea on deadline day, but were unsurprisingly told that the Blues did not want to see one of their players leave to strengthen a rival. It seems much more logical that Wenger should have made Yilmaz his top target, particularly as he was available for a bargain £16m and saw a move to Serie A side Lazio fall through late on in the transfer window.