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Five players Arsenal MUST pursue in the January transfer window

Next picture Arsenal must be prepared to spend big if they wish to challenge for top honours and it will take at least £20m to land central midfielder Kevin Strootman, who was watched by Arsene Wenger's chief scout last weekend. The 22-year-old is known for breaking up play with crunching tackles and drives forward creatively with pace and precision. Man United and Spurs are also thought to be interested... keep clicking for more great players Arsenal should go for!

Arsenal must be prepared to spend big if they wish to challenge for top honours and it will take at least £20m to land central midfielder Kevin Strootman, who was watched by Arsene Wenger's chief scout last weekend. The 22-year-old is known for breaking up play with crunching tackles and drives forward creatively with pace and precision. Man United and Spurs are also thought to be interested... keep clicking for more great players Arsenal should go for!

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By talkSPORT magazine | Monday, December 3, 2012

 

Saturday's disappointing 2-0 defeat to Swansea piled even more pressure on hapless Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's shoulders, as the Gunners slipped to 10th spot in the Premier League and their worst start to a campaign since the Frenchman took over in 1996.

The boos echoed around the Emirates as Michael Laudrup's free-flowing Swans bagged two late goals to earn a deserved victory on another day to forget for Arsenal's beleaguered supporters.

Arsenal struggled last season, but turned things round to clinch a Champions League spot, largely thanks to the goals of Robin Van Persie. It's highly unlikely anyone in the current squad will replicate that kind of influence, so if Wenger's men are to resurrect their struggling season, they need to shake things up.

The promise of new faces in January, with a potential transfer budget in excess of £40m, is keeping alive the lingering hopes of a top four place for Arsenal this season, not to mention any chance of progressing to the business end of this campaign's Champions League. With that in mind, we've drawn up a list of five top class players that Wenger should consider bringing in to give the Gunners impetus in 2013.

CLICK THE ARROW TO SCROLL THROUGH FIVE PLAYERS THAT WE THINK WENGER SHOULD THINK ABOUT BRINGING TO ARSENAL.

Do you agree? Who would you like to see Arsenal sign in January? Let us know by leaving a comment below...