Liverpool may have inadvertently interfered with Arsenal's last-gasp attempt to sign a striker on deadline day.
The Gunners have left themselves short in the forward department after allowing Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to terminate his contract and leave on a free transfer to Barcelona.
It was a busy January transfer window in terms of exits, but the Gunners only officially announced the signing of one senior player in Auston Trusty, with the American subsequently being loaned back to Colorado Rapids until July.