Could Arsene Wenger land these 3 players linked with Arsenal in January?

Riyad Mahrez

Photo: Mark Leech

Photo: Mark Leech

Talk of a move for Riyad Mahrez has died down a little in recent weeks, but it’s still likely that Arsenal will be interested in signing him in January.

The Leicester City playmaker signed a new four-year deal with the Premier League champions in August, although was subject of intense speculation throughout the summer, with both Arsenal and Chelsea circling the King Power Stadium.

The 25-year-old has again shown his value to Claudio Ranieri’s side in the early parts of the season by netting a brace in their 3-0 win over Club Brugge in the Champions League and, as January nears, his future will once again come into question.

Although a deal, at this present time, seems unlikely, if Arsenal show title-winning credentials between now and January 1, Mahrez may have something to think about in the New Year.

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One response to “Could Arsene Wenger land these 3 players linked with Arsenal in January?”

  1. paul35mm says:
    7th October 2016 at 11:09 pm

    Kieran Tierney is the kind of signing Arsenal like to make in the January window. He’d be one for the future, who might get a cameo in the first team here and there against weaker teams or if Arsenal progress in the FA Cup.

    On the other hand. Arsenal have Kieran Gibbs, and while Tierney is a fine prospect, Gibbs is a much better player at this point and with Arsene Wenger’s noted loyalty, it is hard to imagine him passing over Gibbs for Tierney for first team action.

    Isco could be available, Madrid aren’t playing him and he’d bring in cash, so it is possible, but signing major first team stars in January is extremely un-Arsene Wenger-like. Isco himself said he intended to stay at Madrid until the end of the season.

    Footballers do lie about transfers (Jamie Vardy: I won’t negotiate during Euros) but Isco is not some end of the bench scrub; he’s had a major role at Madrid in the past and might again.

    Riyad Mahrez won’t play for Arsenal. He signed his Leicester deal and like Vardy, he’ll live and die with the fortunes of the Foxes. Relegation in a year or two is more likely than a move to The Emirates.