5 players Arsenal should have targeted in January

#1 Nabil Fekir

Fekir has been brilliant this season and his price tag will continue to rise until the end of the season

Arsenal may have brought in two attackers and should mainly be looking at defenders and goalkeepers, but Nabil Fekir would be a fantastic signing for the Gunners regardless of that.

The Frenchman’s dad has even previously said in an interview: “If he leaves it will be for Arsenal. It’s the only club that can enable him to progress, with Arsene Wenger.”

Therefore, it would potentially be quite easy to persuade the attacking midfielder to move to North London and join the Gunners. Not to mention the fact that Alexandre Lacazette could persuade his former team-mate to make the switch if Arsenal were to be interested.

Defenders should be the focus, Fekir could be brought in alongside the defensive additions, and Arsenal should have targeted, and tried to get him in January in order to make sure Chelsea or any other English club don’t buy him.

To add to that, the 24-year-old would make massive improvements to this Arsenal side in terms of scoring goals and he has a long future ahead of him. He’s arguably the most attainable, yet impressive attacking midfielder for Arsenal to buy in world football currently.

This season, he has 16 goals in just 19 league appearances, illustrating just how good he has been for Lyon. Arsenal should have targeted the Frenchman as he would have made an enormous impact on their run in to the end of this season.