The need is clear and has been for more than the week-plus since Mohamed Elneny’s potential long-term injury has been made aware to the club and now the wider public. Arsenal need a midfielder and finding one before the window closes is a necessity, should the club not it is nothing short of a failure in the market.
Not that Arsenal’s window in its entirety would be a failure, to be clear. The signings of both Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard are both smart moves, even though the former may be more unknown, research into his history shows his ability to play in both defensive midfield and left centre-half.
However, there remains a need to reinforce the middle with a quality addition and the club have now tried with Moises Caicedo. A £60million bid has been rejected for the Ecuadorian talent football.london understands, but the interest in the player remains.
