Arsenal will re-double their efforts to sign Real Madrid striker Alvaro Morata on a season-long loan this week, according to a report in the Daily Mail.
Wenger sees Morata as the perfect stop-gap between now and the end of the season, but Real have informed the Gunners that the talented striker is not available on a permanent or temporary basis.
But Arsenal remain in contact with Madrid chiefs and are hoping for a significant breakthrough. Arsenal would rather complete a short-term deal for a new forward this month, unless one of their top targets become available.
Paper Round’s view: Theo Walcott’s devastating knee injury, coupled with Nicklas Bendtner’s long-term ankle problem, has left manager Arsene Wenger with no apparent choice but to sign a new centre forward this month.
Despite the club’s lack of central strikers, Wenger was expecting a quiet January transfer window, feeling Bendtner, Walcott and Lukas Podolski could all cover for Giroud. That is now not going to be possible with Walcott’s injury the latest in a string of set-backs.
He must now move for a top striker and Morata appears the best option available in a World Cup year, despite Carlo Ancelotti’s reluctance to lose him.
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