Arsene Wenger Buy New Players In January

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has said he will be active in the January transfer window as he wants to bolster his squad to compete in three competitions.

Normally timid on his transfer plans, Wenger confirmed on Wednesday that he has already been working towards securing new arrivals at the Emirates Stadium saying “I'll be busy, that's for sure. I am already busy and I said already one month ago, we are a bit short to deal with all the competitions we face, especially in midfield. We will be busy, yes”. The club has been linked with signing Basle midfielder Mohamed Elneny for £7.4million, but Wenger returned to his usual, guarded ways when asked if the deal was close to completion. “You know more than I do, unfortunately we cannot announce anything at the moment about this player because nothing has been concluded” he said.

Wenger wants to increase his options in the Arsenal team with his side in the last 16 of the Champions League, where they will meet Barcelona, as well as defending their FA Cup title and leading the Premier League at the halfway stage. The Frenchman believes it is too early to predict who will win the title this season but believes his team has all the capabilities to lift the trophy. “I believe that we are mature enough and that we have the requested quality to fight and compete,' Wenger said. 'The public opinion is not always stable, it changes a lot. It is always linked with the final result. We have to rise above that and show that we can deal with all that. We can have great solidarity in every single game and after that we have a chance. You cannot rule us out after 19 games. We have a chance and we want to fight for it” he said.

The Gunners boss revealed that right-back Mathieu Debuchy could leave as he wants first-team football to boost his hopes of playing at Euro 2016 for hosts France.