Sports: Arsenal Could sign This 3 Players In January To Save their Season

From 3-0 up, at home, with less than a half of football left to play against Anderlecht – Arsenal’s shambolic collapse on Tuesday night has managed to scupper any hopes of topping their Champions League group even if they do achieve a win over Dortmund in two weeks time.

If Wenger were to look at the defence sooner rather than later and make good use of the January window he may finally be able to break this self sustaining cycle – accommodated by how slow he is to react to/replace departures of top players like Robin van Persie, Cesc Fabregas and going back as far as Patrick Vieira. Here are three players he could consider in the January market to solve Arsenal’s current defensive woes, and prevent events like those on Tuesday night happening again:


1. Sami Khedira

This is the obvious one,Real Madrid midfielder, a favourite of many Arsenal fans. The German, archetypal holding midfielder with European experience and a strong friendship with Mesut Özil seems almost an all too perfect fit at Arsenal. Even Wenger himself has acknowledged the need to strengthen in this area, admitting that he was in need of a ‘Patrick Vieira-type character’ to bolster the midfield.



2. Mats Hummels

Dortmund center-back, Mats Hummels. This season his performances have been shocking. It probably doesn’t help that Laurent Koscielny is out, and this is the man whom Mertesacker has built an understanding and a partnership by which both play off one another, Koscielny helps isolate Mertesacker’s lack of pace whilst Per’s reading of the game helps prevent Koscielny going into rash challenges a known weakness.

Arsenal cannot think of  building a title challenge in the next couple of years on a centre back who is utterly dependent on the other one being there to perform. Possibly seeking a way out from a Dortmund side sitting second from bottom in the Bundesliga is Mats Hummels.



3. William Carvalho

William Carvalho is Sporting Clube de Portugal's Defensive midfielder

This is probably the riskiest one Wenger could pursue, but the one which may reap the biggest rewards. William Carvalho is playing in the Portuguese league and has lit no fires with his displays in the Champions League, however he is nonetheless a man receiving lots of attention for his immense maturity in reading the game, as well as his attacking contributions.


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