Three signings Arsenal could still make before January transfer window slams shut

Manchester United loanee Donny van de Beek was introduced to Everton fans on Saturday but did not feature in their 4-1 win over Brentford in the FA Cup fourth round.

Arsenal supporters have been given a glimpse as to why the club doesn't appear to trust William Saliba after the defender's mistake allowed Lyon to net a last minute winner against Marseille on Tuesday night.The 20-year-old defender joined the Gunners from Saint-Etienne for £27million in 2019, but mysteriously hasn't made a single appearance for the club to date.He was immediately loaned back to Saint-Etienne for a year, before spending half of the following season in Arsenal's U23 squad.Next he was loaned out to Nice and again to Marseille in July despite glaring defensive frailties in Mikel Arteta's back line.For two-and-a-half years Gunners fans have searched for an explanation, and may have finally got one yesterday.Heading into the final minute of normal time during Marseille's clash with fierce rivals Lyon, an innocuous ball was lofted towards Lyon striker Moussa Dembele.Saliba rushed over to stop the Frenchman turning, but misjudged his tackle and was caught flat-footed as Dembele knocked the ball past him and scooped the ball over Marseille keeper Pau Lopez to secure all three points for the home side.It was a fabulous piece of individual brilliance on Dembele's part, but may have also demonstrated some of Saliba's naivety and inexperience.Is William Saliba good enough to be playing for Arsenal right now? Let us know what you think in the comments section below...That being said, many on social media claimed the mistake harshly tarnished an otherwise brilliant performance from the France U21 star.Either way, he'll have to cut out mistakes like that to stand any chance of making it into Arteta's good books, should he return to the club next season as expected.

Arsenal’s attempts to sign a striker on transfer deadline day ended in failure after the club decided against activating Real Sociedad target man Alexander Isak’s release clause.The Gunners made a late move to swoop for Isak after missing out on Dusan Vlahovic, who joined Juventus in a £63million deal in the last week of the transfer window.They entered negotiations with the La Liga outfit, only to be quoted the clause for the minimum buyout fee written into his contract.La Real reportedly demanded Isak’s £77m release clause to be paid in full and informed Arsenal they would not accept a lower amount.According to The Athletic, the north London club deemed the amount to exceed his actual market value and withdrew their interest, focusing on other targets.The 22-year-old has scored eight goals in 25 appearances across all competitions, but only four in 18 La Liga outings.Isak, a Sweden international, has been tipped as the nation’s biggest attacking talent since Zlatan Ibrahimovic and caught the eye with some impressive performances at Euro 2020.While technical director Edu Gaspar may have been right to decline to pay the clause, the Brazilian will have some feelings of regret after failing to add a striker to Mikel Arteta’s squad before the transfer window shut.The club also approached Espanyol about a move for 12-goal striker Raul de Tomas, but were again told to pay his release clause, revealed to be €75m (£63m) by the club’s president.Soon, it became apparent that Arsenal would not be signing a striker, which means Arteta must cope with Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah until the end of the season.Both strikers can leave on free transfers at the end of the campaign as their contracts expire in June, which could

Darren Bent believes Manchester United will be boosted by West Ham and Arsenal's failure to strengthen in the January transfer window.

Arsenal had to pay out a huge amount of money to get Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang to tear up his contract at the club. The 32-year-old signed for Barcelona on deadline day after a whirlwind 24 hours that saw the striker fly to the city without an agreement.

Arsenal still have some big flops at the club earning fortunes despite not fitting into Mikel Arteta’s plans. The Gunners failed to sign anyone in January and instead looked to alleviate a ballooning wage bill with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang the biggest profile to leave.The 32-year-old had been ostracised by Arteta after a breach of discipline and it became evident that he would not figure in his first-team plans.

Newcastle United were unsurprisingly one of the busiest Premier League clubs and biggest spenders in the January transfer window, adding no fewer than five new signings to their squad.Eddie Howe will be pleased with the business he was able to finalise in the winter market, especially their coup to sign Lyon’s highly-rated midfielder Bruno Guimaraes.The Brazilian arrived in a blockbuster £33million deal, securing his status as the second-most expensive player in the club’s history.He followed Kieran Trippier and Chris Wood through the door, with 31-year-old Trippier arriving in a £12m deal from Atletico Madrid and Wood signing for around £20m from Burnley.Defender Dan Burn and Matt Targett were other deadline-day additions, sealing moves from Premier League rivals Brighton and Aston Villa respectively.That took Howe's spending to around £80m, but he will be keen on making more additions to his squad, as the Saudi-based Public Investment Fund flaunt their incredible wealth.

Arsenal has “hurt” as he broke his silence following his move to Barcelona.The striker had been frozen out by Mikel Arteta at the Gunners in recent months following disciplinary issues.His form had dropped off remarkably since he signed a bumper new contract 18 months ago, which made him one of the highest-paid players in the Premier League.And he has now cut his time at the Emirates Stadium short by mutually terminating his contract to pave the way for a free transfer to La Liga giants Barca.Before having his arrival at the Nou Camp confirmed though, Aubameyang has penned an emotional goodbye message to Gunners supporters.Aubameyang spent four years at Arsenal after being bought for a club-record fee and admitted his departure from the Premier League side has been painful.“To the Arsenal fans,” he wrote in an Instagram message in which he also attached four pictures from his time at the club.“Thank you for making London home for myself and my family for the past four years. We went through ups and downs together and your support meant everything to me.“Having the chance to win trophies and the honour of being the captain of this club is something I will forever keep in my heart.Were Arsenal right to mutually terminate Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's contract? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section...Want to be on the ball with all of the latest football news?Well then sign up for the brilliant Daily Star football email newsletter!From the latest transfer news to the agenda-setting stories, get it all in your email inbox - don't miss a thing.It only takes a matter of seconds.Simply type your email address into the box at the top of this article and hit 'subscribe'.And that's it, job done.

Mikel Arteta has turned Arsenal into a 'Mothercare advert' by playing 'Russian roulette' says former striker Kevin Campbell.The former Gunners ace has brutally mocked Arteta for a lack of experience, in a hilarious interview on Sky Sports.Campbell, 51, made 224 appearances for Arsenal over a seven-year stay at Highbury, winning the old First Division title in its penultimate season.Also enjoying spells at Nottingham Forest, Everton and West Bromwich Albion, the forward retired from football in 2007 before making a career as a TV pundit.An avid fan of former clubs Arsenal and Everton, Campbell was unable to hide his frustration when asked about the Gunners January business. "I think [Alexandre] Lacazette and [Eddie] Nketiah isn't strong enough," Campbell told Sky Sports when quizzed if Arsenal lack depth up front.

The Premier League went big in the January transfer window and it was no surprise to see Newcastle United top the spending charts.The Magpies were taken over by a consortium led by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund in November and were always likely to invest heavily at the first opportunity.With the threat of relegation to the Championship looming large, Newcastle’s new owners splashed the cash to bring in five new players.Kieran Trippier (£12m), Chris Wood (£25m), Bruno Guimaraes (£33.3m plus £6.5m in add-ons), Dan Burn (£11m plus £2m in add-ons) and Matt Targett (loan deal) have bolstered Eddie Howe’s squad for the run-in.That gives Newcastle an initial spend of over £80m, with more payments to come, depending on how deals have been structured and performance-related add-ons.Newcastle’s new-found wealth has helped the Premier League record a bumper window with an overall gross spend of £295m.According to market analysis by Deloitte, the 2022 January transfer window is therefore the second highest January transfer window spend ever, behind only 2018, which saw a whopping £430m spent when Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Aymeric Laporte were the headline deals.HAVE YOUR SAY! Will Newcastle avoid relegation from the Premier League this season? Comment below. Interestingly, January 2022 is also over four times higher than the spend during January 2021 (£70m), showing the lessening impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

Watford's inability to move on one of their goalkeepers has been blamed for their failure to sign Dean Henderson on loan from Manchester United.

Arsenal fans have been left fuming at their management after Frank Lampard signed more players than the Gunners all transfer window.Lampard, who was unveiled as Everton's new boss at 1:30pm, managed to complete two new signings before the 11pm deadline.Donny van de Beek was the first to join when he made the switch to Merseyside from Manchester United on loan.And he was quickly joined by Dele Alli, who has finally left Tottenham Hotspur after a disappointing past couple of years.Lampard's swiftness, as well as Mikel Arteta's lack of activity, has left Arsenal fans fuming at their lack of additions in January.One fan tweeted: "Lampard hasn't even been Everton manager [for a day] and he's signed two players."Arsenal had a month and couldn't find one CM and one striker, I'm actually fuming at the state of this window."A second added: "So Frank Lampard has had the job for a couple of hours and is on the brink of getting 2 players in….""Everton signed Lampard yesterday and he still managed to get two quality signings in, on the other hand, there is the fraud Arteta who failed to sign someone in a whole month," a third fumed. Can Arsenal still finish in the top four? Let us know in the comments section Arsenal did make one signing in the January window, and on Transfer Deadline Day the Gunners confirmed the signing of Auston Trusty from the Colorado Rapids.However, the American will remain on loan in the MLS, and he won't join his new team-mates until the summer.

West Ham and ex-employers Arsenal before sealing a loan switch to Scottish champions Rangers.And according to reports, the Welshman was also rejected by a plethora of Premier League sides, as the door slammed shut on a move back to England.Ramsey, 31, joined the Glaswegian outfit on Transfer Deadline Day from Juventus and will be available to make his first appearance for the club in Wednesday's Old Firm match against Celtic.

Deadline day has now been and gone, the January transfer window is now closed.

Arsenal made by offering Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang a huge new contract has been laid bare after his cost-per-goal emerged.Aubameyang was handed a bumper new deal in September 2020, but his form nosedived after he put pen to paper on the contract.His time at Arsenal did not make it to the scheduled end of the summer of 2023, with the 32-year-old joining Barcelona on January transfer deadline day.The decision to hand him a new contract will go down as one of the most ill-sighted decisions in Arsenal’s history, considering the extraordinary amount of money he cost the Gunners.The contract he signed saw Arsenal pay out £350,000 per week in wages, making Aubameyang one of the highest-paid players in the Premier League.When he signed that deal, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta hailed the striker as a “superb player” and highlighted his goalscoring record.“It was important for Pierre-Emerick to stay with us. He’s a superb player with an incredible mentality,” Arteta said.“Being the player to have taken the least amount of time to reach 50 goals with this club tells you everything you need to know about him and his way of working.How would you rate Arsenal's January transfer window? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section...“He’s an important leader for the team and a big part of what we’re building.

Premier League club.Daily Star Sport has taken a look at the latest Arsenal transfer news below. Having come through the Lyon academy and going on to make over 150 appearances for the club, Lacazette was asked to come home during the January transfer window.The French striker is a free agent in the summer and January was the last chance the Gunners had to recoup some money for their player.

Barcelona have reportedly reached an agreement with Arsenal to sign Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on a free transfer. Aubameyang had been expected to leave the Emirates on loan this month.But it seems his exit will now be permanent.

Arsenal were set to sign Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti earlier in the January transfer window before injury struck.The Gunners have been working with the La Liga side on Transfer Deadline Day over a deal for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.But that is not the first contact they've had this month.A loan deal was in the works for Umtiti, 28, who recently signed a cheaper contract with Barca so they could register new signing Ferran Torres.He is in desperate need of game time and Mundo Deportivo report the move from the Camp Nou to the Emirates for the rest of the season was ‘practically completed’.However, the Frenchman suffered a fractured toe, ruling him out for a matter of months and putting pay to the switch.Injuries are what have stalled the World Cup winner's career since his move from Lyon in 2016.Umtiti has played just one game all season as even when he has been fit, he's remained either an unused substitute or not been included in the squad.Should Arsenal go back in for Umtiti in the summer? Let us know in the comments section.He's not the only transfer that has fallen through for Mikel Arteta this month.Arsenal's Spanish manager looked to be relieved of his midfield issues with the loan signing of Juventus' Arthur.However, after a breakthrough in talks last week they then struggled to get the deal over the line.It means they look set to end the winter window without any fresh faces for their top four push. They're arguably worse off than they were when they started the month, as several stars have left the club.Ainsley Maitland-Niles has joined Roma and Pablo Mari has gone to Udinese, both until the end of the season.

Arsenal fans have turned on technical director Edu Gaspar after becoming increasingly frustrated with the club’s lack of business in the January transfer window.

Arsenal fans are baffled by the club's stance on Aaron Ramsey as he nears a Transfer Deadline Day loan move to Rangers.The former Gunners midfielder has been desperately searching for a new club after Juventus pressured him to leave Turin for the rest of the season.Having been one of the Premier League's best performers before his 2019 move to Serie A, Ramsey was linked to a number of English clubs in the January window.However, JOE claim the 31-year-old was turned down by Brentford, West Ham, Aston Villa, Crystal Palace, Wolves and Arsenal, despite their current woes in the middle of the park.Upon learning of the news, one Gooner tweeted: "Can’t believe Arsenal didn’t get Ramsey back on loan. Especially with how light our midfield is!"Another said: "Idc that he’s 30, Ramsey should be back with Arsenal.""Might be living in the past.

Paul Merson has played down a January transfer deadline day move for Jesse Lingard, insisting there is there is only "one chance" to play for Manchester United, amid interest from West Ham and Newcastle United.