Mikel Arteta after Arsenal's victory against Leicester
After a disastrous start to the campaign, Mikel Arteta’s Arsenal side are continuing to turn their season around.Arsenal came away from the King Power Stadium with all three points on Saturday against Leicester, after goals from Gabriel Magalhaes and Emile Smith Rowe proved to be the difference between the Gunners and Leicester.
Mikel Arteta's side have been linked with a Real Madrid midfielder (Image: GETTY)
According to The Sun, Arsenal are interested in signing Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio, with the Spanish giants said to be considering whether to offload the midfielder in January.
The same report says it could take as much as £34million to lure Asensio away from the Bernabeu, while the Gunners will also have to compete with Liverpool for the signing.
Asensio has made nine LaLiga appearances so far this season for Los Blancos, scoring three goals.
At 25, Asensio is clearly not old and there is also a good chance he could prove to be a worthy addition at the Emirates.
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But such a move would perhaps be odd given Arteta already has a vast array of attacking talent available at his disposal with the likes of Smith-Rowe, Martin Odegaard and Bukayo Saka.
Those funds could be better spent elsewhere, namely on a striker to help ease the burden on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
Fellow forward Alexandre Lacazette future continues to hang in the balance, with his contract at the Emirates set to expire at the end of June.
The 30-year-old Frenchman will be able to negotiate freely with other clubs from January onwards, which could leave more pressure on the shoulders of Aubameyang.
Marco Asensio has been linked with a move to the Emirates (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal have been linked with Real Madrid forward Luka Jovic and Torino star Andrea Belotti among others, but no deal with a striker has materialised as of yet.
The Gunners will play host to Watford at the Emirates on Sunday and Arteta’s side will be hoping they can move closer to the Champions League places with a win over the Premier League strugglers.
Arteta's side are currently sixth in the Premier League with 17 points, eight behind leaders Chelsea.