Short of options: Injuries to Robin van Persie
(pictured) and Nicklas Bendtner have forced Arsenal to play Andrei
Arshavin as a central striker lately
Arsenal are considering a £20million gamble by signing a
striker and a defender in the January transfer window to boost
their growing title challenge.
Arsene Wenger is understood to have a fund of £30m following the
sales of Emmanuel Adebayor and Kolo Toure to Manchester City in the
summer and, though the Arsenal manager will not be rushed into
panic buys, injuries to Robin van Persie and Nicklas Bendtner have
forced him to play Russian Andrei Arshavin as a central striker
lately.
With Chelsea drawing again at Birmingham yesterday,
Arsenal can move within four points of the league leaders with a
game in hand if they can beat Aston Villa at the Emirates
today.
And next month, Wenger may have to overcome his reluctance to
splash out the £4m Bordeaux want for striker Marouane Chamakh, but
he will certainly not pay the £35m Wolfsburg want for Edin
Dzeko.
