1) Wilfried Bony
The Ivorian is a proven Premier League striker and has already said he wants a move to a bigger club. He would likely be sold for a bid of around £20million. He’s already proven to be a goalscorer in England has the necessary attributes to play as a lone striker for Arsenal. He’s strong, good in the air and can link up with Arsenal’s elite midfielders. He’s not world class, but there aren’t many of those available at this stage, so he’s a good option.
2) Carlos Bacca
This name has come out of nowhere, but Goal are suggesting Arsenal will bid for Bacca. The 27-year-old Colombian managed 14 La Liga goals last season for Sevilla and is a proven goalscorer in a good league. His asking price of £12.5million is not a lot and he could be seen as a worthy stop gap for Olivier Giroud whilst he overcomes his injuries. He’s not a world class player and is unlikely to fire Arsenal to the title, but he’s definitely an improvement on Yaya Sanogo.
3) Radamel Falcao
This is the one all Arsenal fans will hope happens. It looks extremely unlikely as he’ll be ridiculously expensive, but Arsene can’t afford to be too picky when it comes to prices considering he’s left it until the final day. Falcao would add a killer instinct to Arsenal’s attack and unlike fellow Colombian Carlos Bacca, would add world class quality to the squad. It is in a stalemate like against Leicester that Falcao might have made the difference for Arsenal and gained them two points.
Arsenal fans will hope Wenger manages to sign a striker before the 11pm deadline. Falcao is the best, but most unrealistic option. I think Bony might be the most likely at this stage, but Swansea don’t have to sell and could hold out for £25million.
2. Arsenal pushing to sign £55m Radamel Falcao ahead of transfer deadline(METRO.co.uk)
Falcao has been told he can leave Monaco this summer as they attempt to balance their finances, and after a switch to Real Madrid collapsed, Arsenal have stepped in.
According to the Guardian, Monaco have offered the striker to Arsenal and made it clear they’re happy to sell him for a fee of £55million.
The transfer is complicated by interest from City, who have more financial clout, and are working on trying to make the deal fit with Financial Fair Play.
But Arsenal will be hopeful of doing business as they look to add another striker following Olivier Giroud’s long-term injury.
Falcao’s future is expected to go right down to the wire, with his agent Jorge Mendes prepared to leave things until the last minute to get the best possible deal.
Arsenal have a habit of pulling off big money transfer deadline day deals, having signed Mesut Ozil and Andrey Arshavin in recent years.
3. Can Arsenal shock Borussia Dortmund with a last-gasp £40m bid for Marco Reus? (METRO.co.uk)
The German has a £30million release clause that will be in place from next summer, so the Dortmund hierachy know they have a battle on their hands to keep hold of him.
Reus primarily plays as an attacking midfielder for Dortmund but he does has the ability to play as a striker.
Whilst he would lack that strength up top, he’d still add a lot of quality to Arsenal’s attacking options. He could play on the wing too and would be a very good replacement for Lukas Podolski who could leave on deadline day.
Shinji Kagawa, who plays in Reus’ position looks set to re-join Borussia Dortmund on deadline day for around £6million. To me this looks like Dortmund planning for life after Reus as they know he will more than likely leave next summer, at the latest. An offer of £40million would be hard to turn down, and considering Angel di Maria cost £60million, Reus would be worth every penny.
He’s got pace, skill, a tidy finisher and has world class potential. Whilst playing for Borussia Mönchengladbach, Reus impressed as a striker and at 5ft 11, he wouldn’t be the shortest striker Arsenal have.
He’s not a player who likes to hold the ball up but has the necessary skill-set to be crafted into one. If it counts for anything, Reus’ idol is Tomas Rosicky and the player has an admiration for the Gunners. It also goes without saying that his style of play would see him fit in perfectly with our attack.
Reus is 25 and is entering the prime of his career. He’d be worth every penny of the £40million I think we should offer, and I believe Dortmund would find that very hard to reject. They have a replacement coming in on deadline day in Kagawa, so a deal could potentially happen.
4. Arsene Wenger says Arsenal will be 'very active' before the transfer deadline after disappointing draw away at Leicester(DailyMail.co.uk)
Arsene Wenger said Arsenal will be 'very active' before the transfer deadline as they continue their hunt for new players.
The
Gunners lost out on Loic Remy, who moved to Chelsea, and after a
disappointing 1-1 draw at Leicester, Wenger's hunt for a striker is
likely to intensify.
The
64-year-old told Sky: 'Look, the decision is not to make but to find
the personnel - that's the problem. We are open (to new signings) and we
work on it. We are very active.'
