These 3 star January signings are top of Arsenal’s Christmas list

Kostas Manolas

Shkodran Mustafi moved to Arsenal in the summer and, alongside Laurent Koscielny, they have struck up a solid centre-back partnership for the Gunners.

However, their options past these two are limited, with Per Mertesacker out of contract at the end of the season, Rob Holding still only 21, and Gabriel still struggling to adapt to English football.

Consequently, a new centre-half may be needed for Arsenal to sustain a title challenge, and that could come in the form of Roma defender Kostas Manolas.

The 25-year-old is highly-rated and has played a key part in the Roma backline in recent seasons, appearing over 40 times in each of the last two seasons, both of which the club have finished in the top three of Serie A.

However, he has reportedly refused to sign a new deal with the Italian giants, and with Wenger showing interest in the Greek international over the summer, he should attempt to strike a deal again in January.