Gunners ready to splash the cash and bring in three after Premier League woes.
Arsenal’s frustrating 2-2 draw at home to a dogged Hull City side on Saturday afternoon only served to confirm one thing – the Gunners aren’t playing well enough and aren’t picking up enough Premier League points to stay remotely close to the coat-tails of Chelsea.
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With recent reports from the club’s AGM suggesting that Wenger will be given the funds to strengthen in the requisite areas in January, there is plenty of transfer speculation surrounding the club, with the latest news seeming to point towards a £63.4m triple deal for three players to step straight into the Gunners’ side.
Here are the men in question:
Marcelo Brozovic (Dinamo Zagreb – £6.4m)
Arsenal are reported to have already opened talks with the representatives of young Croatian Marcelo Brozovic over the possibility of a January transfer, although his club Dinamo Zagreb are holding out for a fee of £6.4 million for the next big thing in Croatian football, whilst Serie A giants Inter Milan are keen to sign Brozovic and team him up with another impressive young Croat in Mateo Kovacic.
Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund – £32m)
It has now been suggested that Wenger has made world class Borussia Dortmund and Germany defender Mats Hummels his number one priority for the January window, although Jurgen Klopp’s struggling side will hold out for £32m for the dominant centre back and Premier League rivals Manchester United are also expected to enter the race for his signature strongly, with Louis van Gaal a big fan of the player.
Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton – £25m)
It is widely accepted that Arsenal need a top class defensive midfielder if they are to move forwards – but reports are now suggesting that Wenger has identified that man, with the Gunners set to move for £25m-rated Southampton man Morgan Schneiderlin, with the Frenchman’s stock having risen even higher on account of his and his side’s flying starts to the new season under Ronald Koeman.