Matheus Cunha has been linked with Arsenal, while the likes of Alexander Isak, Benjamin Sesko and Dusan Vlahovic have also been mooted as potential transfer targets. However, Arteta could look for a more niche and potentially more economically viable option to strengthen his squad in this window.

Arsenal could try to do a mirrored deal for Alexander Isak in the summer that would see a player head in the other direction.

Newcastle may have indicated their willingness to part ways with Arsenal transfer target Alexander Isak by showing interest in a new striker, who enjoyed a stellar audition against Liverpool this week