Ranking Arsenal’s 9 Midfield Targets For The January Transfer Window, With Southampton Star & Ligue 1 Duo

6) Joao Moutinho (AS Monaco)

Supposedly a £30m target for Arsenal to come in as a like-for-like replacement for Mikel Arteta, there’s no doubt AS Monaco’s Portuguese playmaker Joao Moutinho is a quality performer from that deep-lying midfield role. Still, he is again perhaps too attack-focused, and might not offer the physical presence Arsene Wenger’s side need.