Neto signs, Fofana deal, Gimenez move - Top 5 dream Arsenal January transfer deals

Arsenal enter the January window having had an excellent start to the season which sees them top at Christmas following a 1-1 draw with Liverpool at Anfield. The game saw just two meaningful changes to the team, with Leandro Trossard and Eddie Nketiah coming on to try and help win the clash.

It was indicative of a side where the manager does not necessarily think they have enough in reserve to change out his starters. This is certainly the case for Arsenal which has been worsened by injuries to key players.

With that in mind, football.london takes a look at five dream January signings that would provide serious reinforcement to the squad. Players from all three areas of the outfield roles are covered in ranging levels of realistic potential.

Perhaps Europe’s most exciting young striker, Santiago Gimenez continues to score goals at an incredible rate for Dutch champions Feyenoord. He has 18 goals from the opening 16 Eredivisie games.

His style relies on his speed but physical presence too and would add a new dimension to the striker options. Ivan Toney does not feature in my list with the idea of moving for a younger player with a much higher potential ceiling the way to go if the choice was mine.

Again, the Liverpool game provides inspiration for a potential signing and this links to the defeat at Aston Villa too. With Gabriel Martinelli struggling in both games and Trossard failing to make an impact from the bench, there was certainly an element of speed missing in the attack which could not be said for the likes of Mohamed Salah and Moussa Diaby, who were causing Arsenal plenty of problems on the break.

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