Arsenal may turn to La Liga in the final days of the January transfer window with Espanyol star Raul de Tomas emerging as the latest of five strikers on their shortlist.
Mikel Arteta remains in the market to add a No.9 to his squad and the need for a new option up front was laid bare in Sunday's bland 0-0 draw with Burnley.
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang remains out of the frame following his disciplinary breach in December which saw him stripped of the captain's armband.
