Emirates Stadium side set to make transfer announcement….
Arsenal are set to make a major transfer announcement according to a raft of sources who have stated that at some point today a new addition could be unveiled.
So Gunners fans, time to get excited? Or just another false dawn?
Arsene Wenger has made just one high-profile addition thus far this summer, that being the capture of Chelsea keeper Petr Cech, and given Arsenal’s average start to the 2015/16 campaign it would appear that another addition or two would be needed to give the North London side a fighting chance of mounting a genuine push for major honours.
Here are five players who could possibly be announced as new signings today.
Edinson Cavani (PSG)
27-year-old Uruguayan has long been an Arsenal target and recent reports suggest that Arsene Wenger is making in-roads into a possible summer capture.
The experienced South American would be an ideal option to spearhead Arsenal’s blunt attack.
Grzegorz Krychowiak (Sevilla)
Polish international is another Wenger target and another player who could helpfully beef up an resolve something of a ‘problem area’.
Arsene Wenger is currently relying upon Francis Coquelin to provide the steel in the middle of the park but the French utility man may be hard pressed to hit the heights he reached in 2014/15.
Riyad Mahrez (Leicester City)
Algerian winger has started the season with a bang and is perhaps the type of ‘below the radar’ deal Arsene Wenger could consider, not least as such a move wouldn’t break the bank.
The 24-year-old has scored four goals in four Premier League fixtures thus far this term.
Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen)
Experienced defensive midfielder is an entirely realistic target and a player who could boost Arsenal’s option in the centre of the park.
The presence of fellow German national team-mates Per Mertesacker and Mesut Ozil would perhaps add further weight to a possible late move for the tough tackling Bayer Leverkusen star.
Andriy Yarmolenko (Dynamo Kiev)
The 25-year-old Ukraine international has been hotly tipped to make a move to the Premier League with Everton and Stoke City both said to be keen.
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Arsene Wenger is also apparently interested and the versatile attacker, who can play out wide or up front, is the type of cultured, quick-thinking forward who would suit the Arsenal manager’s style of play.