Arsenal change stance over January transfer as Premier League striker 'considered'

Arsenal are now preparing for an all-London clash with West Ham after a strong week that has seen them score eight goals across two games, defeating Nottingham Forest and Sporting CP across the Premier League and Champions League.

Mikel Arteta’s men must find a consistent run as they look to make up ground on Liverpool, still nine points behind. In the meantime, we have rounded up all the latest news and transfer rumours surrounding the Gunners.

Kiwior latest

Arsenal star Jakub Kiwior has been linked with a move away from the club having struggled for game time this season. Jurrien Timber and Riccardo Calafiori are both ahead of Kiwior, who played an important role last season.

It was though Kiwior would leave in January, with talk of a loan deal with an option to buy, and there has been interest from Italy, with Inter Milan and Bologna having expressed an interest in the summer. More interest was expected in January, but TuttomercatoWeb report that enquiries made by clubs have been met with rejection, with Arsenal ‘unlikely’ to do a deal in January.

Delap claim

Arsenal are said to be one of a number of clubs expressing an interest in Ipswich Town striker Liam Delap. The 21-year-old is said to be attracting interest from around the Premier League having scored six times in 12 league appearances for the Tractor Boys.

According to CaughtOffside, Arsenal are interested in Delap as they continue to assess striker options, but they are joined by Aston Villa, Newcastle, Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Ajax and PSV, who are all sniffing around Delap. Delap is a Manchester City academy product who impressed on loan at Hull City last season ahead of joining Ipswich for a deal worth up to £20million. Ipswich would demand a huge fee to sell their new star striker given they will be prioritising surviving in the top flight this season.