Arsenal's push for a return to the Champions League after a five-year absence stuttered on Monday night. With fierce rivals Tottenham leapfrogging them into fourth with a win over Newcastle on Sunday, the Gunners could not respond with a limp 3-0 defeat away to Crystal Palace.
It leaves Mikel Arteta's men fifth in the Premier League table, level on points with Spurs, albeit with a game in hand on the Lilywhites in the race for fourth spot. Up until Monday, Arsenal's form had been impressive, although there remain question marks over the front-line.
football.london understands that Arsenal will look to sign two forwards at the end of the season, with Pierre Emerick Aubameyang having already joined Barcelona in January and Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah scheduled to leave the club when their contracts expire in the summer. Once assessing options from across Europe, who could the Gunners target to fill their squad void at the business end of the pitch?
