After losing the land in Premier League title race again, Arsenal he is now said to be leading the race to sign the £50m-plus defender.

Arsenal transfer news

Mikel ArtetaThe side were in good spirits before going to Aston Villa. They cut the gap to Liverpool and the title race seemed to be back on track. After Darwin Nunez scored two late goals for the Reds to beat Brentford, it was the Gunners who went down as the Villans came from behind to draw 2-2.

Now six points behind leaders Liverpool, who also have a game in hand, Arsenal may turn to the transfer market to try and close the gap once again in the coming months.

Next, the likes of Benjamin Sesko already mentioned. The RB Leipzig striker can improve Arsenal’s lead from open play at times. However, before they look to that front, the north Londoners could welcome another defender.

According to CaughtOffside, Arsenal are interested in signing Ousmane Diomande ahead of the Premier League players Chelsea, and Sporting CP man wants to go to London.

He won’t be cheap, however, with Sporting wanting between £50-60m (£42-51m) to sell their midfielder this month. Whether Arsenal will be in a rush to match such a price remains to be seen, but those at the Emirates saw how big the drop could be in the back line when William Saliba was unavailable against Aston Villa.

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Signing another defender may sound like a no-brainer in their struggle, but the Gunners need a player who can match Saliba and Gabriel’s squad in their absence.

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Arsenal are forced to cope without Saliba and Gabriel more often than not, and in short, their options on the bench do not share the international quality of the two – be it Riccardo Calafiori or Jakub Kiwior. In contrast, Diomande is a player who deserves to reach that level regardless of whether he ends up at Arsenal or elsewhere.

The numbers don’t lie, and it’s clear that as a 21-year-old centre-back, Diomande could be the future of Arsenal’s backline should they win Chelsea this month or in the summer transfer window.

Described as “completion” is Talent Scout footballer Jacek KuligThe Sporting man will be one to watch as the season progresses. Another defensive signing could divide opinion at the Emirates, but Aston Villa revealed just how weak Arsenal are without enough options to replace Saliba when he is injured.