Winter Transfer Speculation

[Kano]

We may even want to sign him but Southampton - like they did with Mane at the start of the season and Schneiderlin last season - won't let him go in January as they struggle to regain stability in their team.

[Gooner23]

With the long term injuries we are in desperate need of re-enforcements. I really hope that Wenger doesn't gamble on the likes of Wilshere and Welbeck coming back to fitness.

A holding mid and forward are essential in January.

Also, is Rosicky alive?

[Japan Shaking All Over]

Wenger would do the squad a favour by using January to reinforce.....although loans would be his preferred route!

[Niall_Quinn]

We should have the January signings all lined up to go the minute that transfer window opens. No hanging around until the last day hoping for some cheapskate loan deal. Are we genuinely after the title this season? I hope so. You can count Rosicky, Welbeck and Wishere out and Walcott has at least another injury in him so this window is vital for adding the pieces we'll need to push on with some depth to the squad. The gypos could spark into life at any time, they have a huge squad of internationals, most of the season still to go so let's be prepared this time.

[IBK]

Personally, I will be surprised if we sign anyone of note. Wenger is too likely to look at the weaknesses of our traditional rivals and see this as justification for doing what he tends to do and regarding what we have as sufficient. Granted - we have brought quality players to the team in recent years, but January is pretty notorious for having a dearth of real talent. If we sign a workmanlike MF or striker - and then factor in the time its likely to take for them to get up to speed with this team - its far easier to see Wenger thinking that Wilshere; Rosicky or Arteta will be just as good a bet.

[Niall_Quinn]

...its far easier to see Wenger thinking that Wilshere; Rosicky or Arteta will be just as good a bet.

That will be a title losing calculation in line with all the failings of the past. High time we drew a consensus that we have the strongest squad best equipped for the duration and to do that we need to correct the mistakes of the summer.

January signings from the past.

Suarez to Liverpool
Vidic to Utd

It can be done. In fact it should already be done or in progress.

[selassie]

Personally, I will be surprised if we sign anyone of note. Wenger is too likely to look at the weaknesses of our traditional rivals and see this as justification for doing what he tends to do and regarding what we have as sufficient. Granted - we have brought quality players to the team in recent years, but January is pretty notorious for having a dearth of real talent. If we sign a workmanlike MF or striker - and then factor in the time its likely to take for them to get up to speed with this team - its far easier to see Wenger thinking that Wilshere; Rosicky or Arteta will be just as good a bet.

Me too, though if Wenger gambles incorrectly this window and it comes back to bite us then his position will become undefendable from a supporters point of view. In his post match interview yesterday Wenger pretty much admitted that this is our best chance of winning PL in years, he knows how strong a position we are currently in and for me he absolutely has to do everything in his power to make us as strong as possible to challenge for the title, he will not get a better chance than now.

If buying means paying over the odds and making first XI/squad picks more difficult then that's a problem he is going to have to deal with if it means we win the big prizes. IMO Wenger cannot rely on the likes of Wilshere, Rosicky & Arteta, he doesn't even really have a leg to stand on because the latter two have barely played any football over the past 2 seasons.

[Dein-machine]

with Wenger in charge Ill take whatever we can get in Jan as long as he is able to kick a ball. Just think taking on guys with broken backs who previous few months of football were spent playing beach football is Dubai is not a great idea - especially as he was a midfielder when we needed a striker - only Wenger could do this & not be answerable to the absolute joke that it was.

[hobson's choice]

With the long term injuries we are in desperate need of re-enforcements. I really hope that Wenger doesn't gamble on the likes of Wilshere and Welbeck coming back to fitness.

A holding mid and forward are essential in January.

Also, is Rosicky alive?

No a real central midfield is essential, we need to stop pretending that Ramsey is anything more than just average CM with a good engine.

[fakeyank]

Can we get a new manager this transfer window?