5 Deadline day transfers to watch out for

#2 Ousmane Dembélé to Arsenal

Dembele won the World Cup with France last month

The arrival of Malcom at Barcelona after a last-minute hijacking by the Catalan giants has led to speculation regarding the future of Ousmane Dembele. The highly-rated 21-year-old was disrupted by injuries and struggled for large periods during his first campaign in Spain, while reports have been linking the Frenchman with a move to Arsenal for the past few weeks.

It seems unlikely that Barcelona would be willing to sell an excellent prospect for the €100 million fees being bandied about in the media. Instead, it seems much more likely that a loan deal to the Emirates for a fee in the region of €15million perhaps with an option to buy is a more feasible scenario.

Speculation about the future of Dembélé reached fever point this week when the youngster was spotted in London enjoying dinner with a handful of his friends and compatriots - all of whom just happened to be Arsenal players. Naturally, he was still enjoying his extended post-World Cup holiday but those images surfacing certainly did not help dampen rumours that he would indeed be moving to the Emirates.

With the attacking options available at Barcelona, they may look at a loan move as the perfect option for Dembélé to gain more experience as a first-team player. Should Arsenal manage to capture his signature on deadline day it would represent a fantastic coup for the new manager, Unai Emery.

Transfer Probability: 5/10