Arsenal news LIVE updates: West Brom swoop, Lemar to replace Sanchez, Wilshere ultimatum
ARSENAL news is breaking throughout the day and Express Sport is on hand to bring you the latest from the Emirates as the January transfer window gets going.
Arsenal news LIVE updates: All the latest from the Emirates
Saturday January 6
£30m for Walcott
15.55: Arsenal have put a £30m price-tag on Theo Walcott, according to The Sun.
Express Sport understands the 29-year-old is a target for a host of top-flight sides, including Southampton, Newcastle, Everton and West Ham.
Reports in Italy have also suggested the winger is keen on a move abroad and has been in contact with Serie A giants AC Milan
And with such a high level of interest being shown, The Sun claim the Gunners are looking to cash inand have put a £30m price-tag on his head.
Gunners stars must make intentions clear
15.30: Arsenal stars must tell Arsene Wenger they want to leave the club if they are not a regular in his first-team squad, says former Gunner Charlie Nicholas.
Nicholas says it is down to the the likes of Theo Walcott to make the decision to leave and make Wenger aware of his intentions.
“You have to stand up for your own principles somewhere along the line,” he said on Sky Sports.
“This man, you hear them often say that ‘he’s been a father-figure to me’.
“So the father never wants to lose their child but the child when he grows up needs to stand up and make his own decisions. It’s taken Theo too long now.”
Gabriel’s Ozil and Sanchez prediction
13:30: Former Arsenal defender Gabriel says “at least one” of Alexis Sanchez and Mesut Ozil will stay at the club amid their contract uncertainty.
Gabriel told FourFourTwo: “The team would lose a lot if they left.
"I would bet at least one of them stays. Don’t ask me which one, though!"
Wenger praises Coquelin
10:30: Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger says Francis Coquelin has paid the price for a change in formation but hailed his commitment.
Wenger said: “He is 100 per cent professional, Francis, and an example for everybody, and all the young players.
“Life has been a bit unfair with him, it’s true.
“That’s also down a bit to our change in system - he paid a heavy price for that - but overall he’s in a very good shape.”
Aubameyang warning
09:00: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang isn’t a direct replacement for Alexis Sanchez, according to Danny Higginbotham.
Arsenal have been linked withe Borussia Dortmund star with Sanchez looking likely to leave.
“He [Aubameyang] would be a good fit but I would imagine that Arsene Wenger is going to wait until the summer to do the majority of his business,” Higginbotham told Sky Sports News.
“He’s still got Ozil and Sanchez. I don’t see Aubameyang as a straight replacement for Sanchez. If he can he’ll try and keep Ozil and Sanchez until the summer and then reevaluate and see where the situation is."
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Debuchy to West Brom
08:30: West Brom are interested in Arsenal right-back Mathieu Debuchy.
The France defender wants to leave the Emirates to gain first-team football.
And French outlet L’Equipe say Baggies boss Alan Pardew wants to sign Debuchy to help their Premier League survival hopes.
Sanchez replacement found
08:00: Thomas Lemar is Arsenal’s priority to replace Alexis Sanchez, if he is sold in January.
Arsenal had a bid for the Monaco star accepted in the summer but were unable to push the move through in time.
But with persistent doubts over Sanchez’s future, French newspaper L’Equipe claim Arsenal will target Lemar once again.
Wilshere contract offer
07:30: Arsenal will offer Jack Wilshere a performance incentivised contract.
Wilshere’s deal ends in the summer and he wants to stay at the club but is yet to have discussions.
However, The Times say Arsenal’s offer will include appearance bonuses on top of£100,000-a-week wages.