With just hours remaining in the January transfer window there is still quite a bit that needs to get done at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal have already been pretty active this month by bringing in Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard to bolster Mikel Arteta's unlikely title charge.
That has continued on into deadline where the exit lounge has been pretty busy. Marquinhos has joined Championship side Norwich for the remainder of the season, while Omar Rekik will spend of the rest of the campaign with Wigan after being recalled from his spell with Sparta Rotterdam.
Despite that though there is plenty still going on in the red half of north London. Here football.london takes a look at the state of play heading into the final six hours of the window.
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Incomings
It's no secret that going into the final day, Arsenal were looking to bring in a midfielder. The club confirmed football.london's reports earlier on Tuesday that Mohamed Elneny is set for a significant spell on the sidelines after suffering a knee injury in training. This left the Gunners short in the middle of the park.
Their primary target had been Moises Caicedo for whom they placed two bids. Both were swiftly rejected by Brighton though who were unmoved by the player's public pleas for a move on social media.
Having accepted the deal would not go through the Gunners then pivoted towards other targets and have agreed a deal for Jorginho with Chelsea that football.london understands could rise to £12million in value. The Italian international makes the switch across from west London on an 18 month contract that includes the option for a further 12 month extension.
The deal is thought to be imminent after Jorginho's agent Joao Santos posted a photo of himself with the midfielder in an Arsenal shirt at London Colney. Beyond that it is not thought that Arsenal are close to any incomings, with deals for Ivan Fresneda and Declan Rice set to be revisited in the summer. Elsewhere midfielder Salah-Eddine Oulad M'Hand is set to terminate his injury-hit loan spell with Hull City in order to continue his recover back at Arsenal.
Outgoings
In something of a surprise the transfer merry-go-round has been sent into full swing when it comes to the future of Albert Sambi Lokonga. The arrival of Jorginho has pushed the Belgian even further down the pecking order and despite Mikel Arteta's claims that his side are short in midfield, Arsenal look set to send Lokonga out on loan to Crystal Palace for the remainder of the season in order to get him more game time.
The 23-year-old is having his medical with the Eagles this afternoon and Palace are confident the deal can be done in time for the 11pm deadline. The move would see Lokonga link up with Arsenal legend Patrick Vieira for the rest of the campaign and gives him an opportunity to get vital regular Premier League minutes.
One exit we were expecting was that of Cedric Soares. Fulham are the front runners for his signature still despite late interest from one other Premier League team and a side in La Liga. The Cottagers will need to free up one of their two loan spaces if they are to bring Cedric in though, but it is thought that Marco Silva is pushing to make the deal happen having previously worked with him at Sporting. The loan would see Fulham cover the 31-year-old's near £100,000-per-week wages, and would be a six month deal with no option to buy.
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