Three In, Three Out: Potential Arsenal January Transfer Plans That Could Save Their Season

Deals the Emirates Stadium side should make when the transfer market open re-opens next month.

OUT:

Lukas Podolski

If you’re not going to play him Arsene, why keep him?

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The 29 year old appears sick and tired of warming the bench and is surely worthy of better treatment from Wenger. As yet not a single Premier League start for the World Cup winner.

OUT:

Joel Campbell

Another attacker who does not seem to be part of Arsene Wenger’s plans and quite why the Arsenal boss bothered to usher in the Costa Rican following three seasons on loan is hard to fathom at this stage.

OUT:

Abou Diaby

Arsene Wenger is threatening to offer the French international a new contract if he can prove his fitness…so that presumably no new contract?

Time the midfielder was offloaded as even when fully fit the 28 year old flatters to deceive.

IN:

Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund)

Arsenal need a centre-back and the German must surely be edging towards a long awaited Westfalenstadion exit. Dream big Arsene!

IN:

Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton)

A oft mentioned Arsenal target and arguably the ideal man to add some grit and steel to the Gunners midfield, offering a balance to the abundance of creativity.

A January offer may be a sensible to consider, not least as the French international would be available for Champions League action in the new year.

IN:

Ron Vlaar (Aston Villa)

A cut-price alternative to Hummels and a player who is likely to be available ‘on the cheap’ given his current contract is set to expire at the end of the season.

The Dutch international is a dependable option who could offer a good back-up option to Wenger’s first choice centre-back pairing and would be a cost effective solution to the club’s threadbare central defensive options.