Adding steel to the midfield ranks is a priority for Arsenal this winter, and the club have drawn up a four-man shortlist of players they're chasing in January, but Karim Benzema once again looks out of reach for the club.
A club "recruitment source" reportedly informed Football Insider's Wayne Veysey that William Carvalho of Sporting Lisbon, Lazio's Lucas Biglia, Villarreal midfielder Bruno Soriano and Porto's Ruben Neves are "all on the radar."
It was suggested before the season even got underway the Gunners required more options in the engine room, but the failure to bulk up the squad has been highlighted by recent injuries to Francis Coquelin and Santi Cazorla.