With just a few short days left until Premier League clubs find themselves unable to change their squads for the rest of the season the time has come to act.
Arsenal had seemingly concluded their business early on in the window, but the rumour mill never stops churning around the Emirates.
And today’s focus has unquestionably been on a new addition to Arsene Wenger’s strike force. Having solved the most burning issue of backup for Francis Coquelin in the form of Mohamed Elneny it seemed likely that Arsenal would have a quiet deadline day.
But two reports from the continent today have linked them with moves for attackers, first in the form of one-time Barcelona target Nolito and now Andriy Yarmolenko.
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Alongside Yevhen Konoplyanka the Dynamo Kiev wideman has formed one of international football’s most fearsome wide duos and has attracted interest from several English sides, most regularly being linked with Everton.
However with Theo Walcott struggling and Danny Welbeck still some way from returning to the Arsenal side might Wenger gamble on Yarmolenko?
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