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Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Should Arsenal try for Llorente in January?

There were rumours linking Arsenal with a wide variety of strikers this summer, while there was public confirmation from Liverpool that Arsene Wenger had launched an audacious £40 million bid for the Uruguayan international forward Luis Suarez. Buy when the window slammed shut on September 2nd, the only striker the Gunners had signed was the 20-year old Yaya Sanogo from Auxerre in the French 2nd division. So another striker would seem to be the main priority for Wenger in January. The boss has spoken before about not really liking the January window, but he may have to put that aside and do some business this time. Olivier Giroud is scoring goals for fun, and Lukas Podolski had smashed two before pulling his hamstring, but Arsenal could certainly do with another. One name that was previously linked with Arsenal has popped up again, and a report in the Mirror claims that he could be available in January. Fernando Llorente joined Juventus on a free this summer, but he has made just one substitute appearance so far. He watched the Italian champions from the bench again on Saturday, and the report also claims that he is struggling to settle in Italy. The 6ft 5in striker is good with his feet as well as in the air, and could be seen as the perfect cover for Giroud, and he is desperate to play to force his way back into the Spain national side. He only lost his place when he was dropped by former club Bilbao after refusing to sign a new contract. Before that he was becoming a regular and scored seven goal in his first 13 games. He is definitely worth keeping an eye on. What do you think Gooners?

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