Arsenal strengthened in the forward department in the summer by signing Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City. However, the early months of the season have shown that the Gunners still lack strength in depth throughout the forward line.
With the wide and forward areas needing to be strengthened, one player who is a possibility for the Gunners is Memphis Depay from Barcelona , as it would give Arsenal fluidity in the attack between the Dutchman and Gabriel Jesus, who himself has now been rocked by a knee injury. Arsenal were reportedly interested in the summer, but a deal never materialised for the Barcelona man.
And the Gunners have been given a boost to sign the forward. It has been reported that Depay can be signed for a bargain price in January.
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According to Sport, Barcelona are asking for clubs to pay only €2million (£1.7million) to sign Depay this winter. But so far no clubs have been willing to spend the low amount being asked for the forward.
Spanish news outlet AS claimed that Barcelona will sell the forward in January. This could be due to the economic restrictions that prevent the Catalan side from signing players in the upcoming transfer window.
Barcelona president Joan Laporta told Spanish news agency EFE: "We had to make some levers, which were economic operations that saved the club from ruin, and now the club is in economic recovery. But despite that, according to the rules of financial fair play of the Spanish league, we can not sign."
Depay has fallen out of favour at Camp Nou since Xavi took control of the club, and with Robert Lewandowski joining, it has pushed him further down the pecking order, meaning Edu can pounce on a deal for Depay.
Arteta has been utilising Jesus as a striker throughout the early months of the season. However, a knee injury suffered by the Brazilian means he is set to miss the start of the new year at the very least, which leaves Eddie Nketiah as the only option to lead the line.
Depay has been utilised more down the middle during the later years of his career, but he still has the pace to be a threat in the wide areas. He would be a useful option for Arsenal, especially when you take into consideration that he could reportedly be available for such a cheap price, so Edu has an excellent chance to explore this deal with no other club yet to register a bid for the Netherlands international.
The Dutchman’s game time has been extremely limited this season after Barcelona’s active summer transfer window. However, his impressive World Cup for Louis van Gaal's side proved that Edu should still pursue a deal in the January transfer window.
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