Arsenal may be flying high at the top of the Premier League, but manager Arsene Wenger must be aware that his side are worryingly short of strikers. The injury to Lukas Podolski, ruling him out until the New Year, has balanced the Gunners pursuit of success this season on a knife's edge. An injury to the in-form Olivier Giroud, for example, would leave Wenger with no choice but to start out of favour Nicklas Bendtner, or deploy Mesut Ozil in a false 9 position. The clubs injury crisis means they are also without Theo Walcott and Yaya Sanogo, two men who could stand in for Giroud. This lack of depth in striking options invariably means Wenger will have to return to the transfer market when it reopens in January. Arsenal tried frantically to get a striker on deadline day, with a loan deal for Chelseas Demba Ba falling through with hours to go, but they will surely try again in the winter window for a new attacker. Stan Kroenke and the board have confirmed that Wenger will have money to spend in January, if he needs it, and with this in mind, WhatCulture looks at five strikers Arsene Wenger may look to purchase in January. Click Next to get started.
Simon is an NCTJ qualified sports journalist. He has conducted interviews with Tony Adams and Peter Shilton, while also having work published in The Daily Telegraph and The Sun. Follow him on Twitter via @sr_collings.
