Arsenal need reinforcements in attack after losing Danny Welbeck to injury and could also do with a centre back
But the bookies think the Gunners will be looking forward and have priced up Pereira, Jadon Sancho, Malcom and Ousmane Dembele as their most likely deals
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Arsenal are level with Chelsea going into the Boxing Day games and know a little tweak could make the difference
Last week Emery admitted he was keen to do business if he could find the right options
Emery said: "Only if we think the players can't help us with a good performance. "January is not a good transfer window for this reason, but we are going to look and the club is working for transfers in January, but also we are in a [good] way
"We are making progress with young players and giving them chances, and when we need to give them more chances to play and show their progress we are going to do that
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They also need to replace Aaron Ramsey who is out of contract in the summer and could depart next month
Sky Sports reporter Dharmesh Sheth reckons they could be quiet in January and hold out until the summer
He said: “You’ve got a situation where Unai Emery is putting it out there that Arsenal are looking for players in January
“You can tell that it's a notoriously difficult to get deals done. I have a feeling that he will be patient and he might wait until the summer
“He got a lot of his business done early in the summer. I think Arsenal's main focus will be to look towards the summer
“If something comes up in January then perhaps they'll go in and do some business
” “The obvious area that they'd be looking at is the defence. “They've got so many injuries that players will recover so do they bring in someone just for the short term? “It depends what the realistic aim for Arsenal is this season
They are in the mix for the top four. Would bringing in an extra defender help them get that top four position and would a player who would walk straight into the Arsenal team be available? “Unai Emery, from what he's said, he's doubtful he'd be able to get a player of that calibre to come in at this time of year
” Arsenal's top five most likely January transfers - provided by Betfair Andreas Pereira – 5/1 Jadon Sancho – 6/1 Adrien Rabiot – 8/1 Malcom – 12/1 Ousmane Dembele – 14/1