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Arsenal host Liverpool within the 2nd leg of the Carabao Cup semi-very last on Thursday, however who will make it into Mikel Arteta's beginning XI?

bbc hausa arsenal transfer news The Gunners did not play on the weekend as the north London derby was postponed - so will Arteta stick with the road-up th arsenal at earned a goalless draw in closing week's first leg at Anfield?

It's as much as you the way to method it - you could cross for the crew you WANT the boss to select or the one you THINK he's going to.

Either manner, it is time to pick out your Gunners crew to stand Liverpool

Five Premier League fits and the Carabao Cup semi-final, second leg between Liverpool and Arsenal are the BBC Radio five Live commentaries on offer this week.

Tuesday, 18 January – Brighton v Chelsea (20:00)

Thursday, 20 January – Arsenal v Liverpool (19:45)

Friday, 21 January – Watford v Norwich (20:00)

Saturday, 22 January – Manchester United v West Ham (15:00)

Sunday, 23 January – Crystal Palace v Liverpool (14:00)

Sunday, 23 January – Chelsea v Tottenham (sixteen:30)

All instances are GMT

Arthur Melo could be an excellent addition to Arsenal's midfield, in line with the Athletic's Jay Harris.

Negotiations with Juventus over a mortgage deal for the midfielder have reportedly stalled due to the fact the Serie A membership have not yet found a replacement for the 25-year-antique Brazilian.

Speaking on the Transfer Gossip Daily on BBC Sounds, Harris said: "Arsenal are so quick in midfield at the moment. It does make feel and it could paintings for them inside the long time.

"There is an emphasis on Arsenal to recruit players who are earlier in their careers and Melo is 25.

"They are recognising that midfield is a place that they desperately need to recruit but they don’t want to panic and opt for a person with established enjoy. Maybe strive a more youthful choice, upload creativity and who is aware of what will appear."

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We've been asking you to present us your thoughts on which players Arsenal must sign, keep or promote this transfer window.

Here's what you've got been speakme approximately thus far:

Anthony: Same vintage Arsenal concerning transfers inside and out, always remaining minute. Other golf equipment doing their enterprise and we're lagging behind.

Thomas: Surprised that we've got yet to peer a crucial midfielder added in given the scenario we are in with Afcon and letting Ainsley Maitland-Niles pass on mortgage to Roma. We have a depleted squad for the time being with Jack Wilshere a free agent and schooling with us and even Aaron Ramsey seeking out a brand new membership and gambling time. Poor ahead making plans by way of Edu and Arteta this month...

Lawrence Akumu: We want two severe midfielders and two sharp strikers. Partey's injury can be a risk to us. Aubameyang need to simply depart. He's no future.

Have your say on the Gunners' ins and outs here

Arsenal have made a £50m offer for Fiorentina's striker Dusan Vlahovic, 21, with Uruguayan midfielder Lucas Torreira offered as a makeweight. (Metro), outside

The Gunners continue to be interested in a probable January circulate for Nottingham Forest's on-mortgage proper-again Djed Spence however the Middlesbrough participant, is also attracting hobby from Italian giants Roma and Inter Milan. (Mirror), outside

Arsenal also are eager on signing Youri Tielemans, who has 18 months left on his current Leicester deal. (Sun), outside

Meanwhile, Juventus need Arsenal's Thomas Partey included in any deal for the Serie A facet's Brazil midfielder Arthur Melo, 25. (Sky Sports Italy, thru Mail), outside

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Arsenal have reportedly made a £50m provide for Fiorentina's Serbia striker Dusan Vlahovic, with Lucas Torreira offered as a makeweight.

And the Telegraph's Luke Edwards can see Vlahovic making the flow to north London in January - but no longer always as a part of a swap deal.

Speaking on the Transfer Gossip Daily podcast on BBC Sounds, he stated: "I guess if you’re spending £50m on anything then it’s a threat.

"Vlahovic might be one of the maximum extraordinarily-rated younger strikers in Europe. It’s truly there at the front of the queue and they're pushing tough for it.

"Fiorentina might probably similar to the money though. Whether they could need a makeweight in Torreira going over there I’m no longer positive.

"I think it’s one of the massive-money signings we may want to see this month due to the fact Arsenal need to transport now as opposed to let it get to the summer time when different golf equipment is probably in for him.

"But it is a danger. He’s 21 and also you in no way quite realize at that age. I suppose Vlahovic has massive amounts of ability, he simply does. He’s been watched by all of the scouts by means of all of the massive clubs in Europe for a while."

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Mark Lawrenson takes on dust megastar S-X for this week's Premier League predictions.

Lawro's prediction: 1-0

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is walking out of gamers due to illness and injury, so there may be a danger this recreation is probably known as off.

If it is going in advance, I am not awaiting a conventional.

The way Tottenham went out of the Carabao Cup with out a lot of a fight become disappointing, however they are still unbeaten in the league in eight games underneath Antonio Conte.

Conte will want to hold that file, so being hard to conquer could be the concern, however I have a feeling Spurs will nick all 3 points, despite the fact that Son Heung-min continues to be out injured.

Anything ought to occur right here, however Arsenal aren't quite the equal team while they're faraway from domestic.

Find out how Lawro and S-X assume the relaxation of the Premier League fixtures will move

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Arsenal had been fifth at the list of European clubs through their spending in 2021, new records posted through football's international governing body Fifa suggests.

Of the 20 European golf equipment to spend the maximum on international transfers in 2021, 10 were from England.

The Gunners were outspent most effective through Manchester United, Chelsea, Roma and RB Leipzig.

Arsenal's £30m on Martin Odegaard become their highest international switch, with other tremendous deals consist of Takehiro Tomiyasu (£16m), Sambi Lokonga (£17.2m) and Nuno Tavares (£8m).

Read greater on the clubs that ruled global switch spending in 2021

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Spurs defender Eric Dier has been dominated out of the north London derby with a minor muscular harm.

Son Heung-min and Sergio Reguilon are expected to stay out, while the membership is investigating a possible new Covid case in their squad.

Arsenal midfielder Granit Xhaka is suspended after he changed into despatched off in the League Cup semi-final first leg at Liverpool on Thursday.

Bukayo Saka, Emile Smith Rowe and Cedric Soares could be assessed.

Who makes your Spurs beginning line-up?

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Tottenham are unbeaten of their final seven domestic league games in opposition to Arsenal (gained 5, drawn two), their longest such run in opposition to their north London competitors given that a run of 9 among 1960 and 1968.

Following their 3-1 victory at the Emirates in September, Arsenal are looking to complete their first league double over Tottenham for the reason that 2013-14 campaign.

Tottenham are trying to win 3 consecutive home league games against Arsenal for the primary time since August 1961.

The Gunners have received their lastPremier League away games, scoring as many goals in thosevictories (nine) as they'd of their preceding 9 league games on the road.

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Antonio Conte welcomes Arsenal to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday but it become predecessor Nuno Espirito Santo's regime that started out to get to the bottom of after these aspects closing met.

The Gunners opened the season with 3 successive defeats however this victory made it three wins in a row and noticed them leapfrog their north London rivals.

Emile Smith Rowe got the party commenced while he swept domestic Bukayo Saka's go after just 12 mins.

The midfielder then became provider to set up Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang for the second one shortly afterwards.

Saka himself were given in on the act whilst he left Spurs captain Harry Kane trailing in his wake to fit home a third.

The traffic did improve inside the second half and grabbed a comfort via Son Heung-min but the speedy decline suffered by way of Spurs after the sport cut Nuno's reign quick.

With Conte in price and Spurs at the up once more, this must be a far special assignment for Mikel Arteta's Champions League-chasing Gunners.