Arteta launches staunch defence of Arsenal's transfer policy
Clubs are gearing up for the January transfer window with the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal, Manchester United and Newcastle all expected to do some business. With just days until the window opens, Newcastle look set to be the most active.
Callum Wilson's injury has reportedly forced the club to 'hastily redraw' their plans in the transfer window.
With a vast fortune available to Eddie Howe, the Newcastle boss won't be short of spending power to get what he needs.
Meanwhile, Bukayo Saka is said to be 'interested' in a move to Liverpool in the future with Arsenal desperate to tie him down to a new contract.
And Manchester United boss Ralf Rangnick faces a growing issue on Anthony Martial's future with the German head coach insisting Martial's request to leave has not yet been granted.
The January transfer window opens in just a few days (Image: GETTY)
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta reportedly has two long-term striker targets on his transfer wishlist.
The Spaniard faces the unique dilemma of possibly losing his three main centre-forward options before the start of the 2022-23 campaign.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang seems unlikely to reprise his Gunners career after being excluded from the first-team squad.
Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are both out of contract in the summer. Neither look any closer to penning new deals.
Arsenal have been linked with Fiorentina starlet Dusan Vlahovic but reportedly have two other long-term targets who could be signed in either January or in the off-season.
Man Utd have been told what it will take for Julian Alvarez to make a transfer switch from River Plate in January, according to reports.
The Argentine has scored an impressive 20 goals in 35 matches this season.
Alvarez, 21, made his debut for his national team in 2021 and is highly rated in South America.
United might look to sign a younger striker to learn from Cristiano Ronaldo and Edinson Cavani - if the Uruguayan remains at the club beyond the winter window.
Man Utd are reportedly at a crossroads over whether to sell Edinson Cavani. The Uruguayan, who scored the equaliser against Newcastle on Monday, has been linked with Barcelona.
However, the LaLiga side have reportedly switched their attention to a fresh forward target.
The former Chelsea striker Alvaro Morata is Barca's No. 1 target, according to AS.
Darren Bent has sensationally claimed that Harry Kane could get a new Tottenham contract just a few months after the striker indicated his desire to leave.
It was just last summer when Kane appeared close to joining Manchester City in a mega-money transfer.
But things have turned around for Kane at Tottenham since Antonio Conte's arrival and Bent reports the striker could now sign a new deal in north London.
"I heard – and I have to stress it was a rumour – but it’s that he’s potentially going to stay and sign a new contract there," he said on talkSPORT.
Hello and welcome to Express Sport's live coverage of the transfer window with just mere hours until it opens!
Clubs up and down the country will know all too well the challenges a mid-season transfer window presents.
But the likes of Newcastle, Arsenal and Manchester United are expected to do business with many others potentially springing up a surprise or two.
Stay tuned for all the latest as we countdown to the transfer window opening!
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