Arsenal could be dealt transfer blow by Unai Emery as 'sensational' swap talks planned

Arsenal person reportedly suffered a setback successful their attempts to motion Randal Kolo Muani from Paris Saint-Germain, who could alternatively beryllium portion of a sensational swap woody with an Aston Villa striker.

The Gunners person agelong been tipped to determination for a caller attacker, and adjacent much truthful present pursuing the quality that Bukayo Saka volition beryllium missing for 2 months with a hamstring injury.

Mikel Arteta has held disconnected connected bringing successful a caller fig 9 implicit the past mates of windows acknowledgment to the beingness of Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz, the erstwhile of whom has deed a affluent vein of signifier again.

Jesus made it six goals successful 4 appearances with his equaliser successful the Gunners' 3-1 occurrence implicit Brentford connected New Year's Day, which Havertz missed owed to illness, leaving Arsenal with a threadbare acceptable of attacking options connected the bench.

Havertz was besides ruled retired of the travel to Brighton & Hove Albion owed to his bug, and the added lack of genu unfortunate Raheem Sterling saw younker products Ismeal Kabia and Nathan Butler-Oyedeji marque the seat instead.

Villa aiming to propulsion disconnected 'sensational' Kolo Muani swap?

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Arteta has affirmed connected aggregate occasions that the Gunners are unfastened to deals for the close players successful January, wherever they could seemingly beryllium offered the accidental to motion PSG's Kolo Muani connected loan.

The Frenchman is retired of favour and struggling for signifier astatine the Parc des Princes, lone managing 2 goals and 1 assistance successful 14 matches, but according to Football Insider, Villa person their eyes connected an audacious swap deal.

The study claims that PSG could effort to negociate a transportation that would spot Kolo Muani caput to Villa Park successful speech for Jhon Duran and a currency sum, and the 2 clubs volition seemingly clasp a gathering adjacent week.

Amid Kolo Muani's struggles successful the French capital, Duran has taken Aston Villa by tempest this play with 12 goals from 26 appearances successful each competitions, including 7 goals successful the Premier League.

The 21-year-old concisely demoted Ollie Watkins from the starting lineup aft a fabulous tally of scoring disconnected the bench, but helium is presently serving a suspension for a furious outburst aft being sent disconnected against Newcastle United connected Boxing Day.

What attacking alternatives tin Arsenal target?

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Kolo Muani for Duran would beryllium a sensational swap woody indeed, and 1 that Villa would not authorisation without a sizeable currency fig to boot, truthful this volition beryllium an incredibly challenging 1 for the French champions to propulsion off.

However, Arsenal volition not beryllium putting each of their violative eggs successful 1 basket, and the Gunners are said to beryllium earnestly exploring a mid-season deal for Wolverhampton Wanderers' Matheus Cunha.

The Old Gold are understandably hopeless to support clasp of the Brazilian amid their relegation scrap, though, and they are reportedly hoping to ward disconnected the Gunners' involvement successful Cunha with a caller contract.

A indebtedness determination for Real Madrid's Arda Guler has also been mooted, but semipermanent targets Viktor Gyokeres (Sporting Lisbon) and Alexander Isak (Newcastle United) volition not beryllium attainable this period nether immoderate circumstances.

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