Opinion – Arsenal must do this in the January transfer window

The focus for fans of all clubs when a transfer window comes around is which players their respective clubs will buy and that is understandable, however, Arsenal should take a different route this January, in fact, they must.

You see, there are a number of clubs, both domestically and internationally, that need reinforcements, Newcastle United, Barcelona, Juventus etc. all need new players and desperately.

That puts clubs like Arsenal in a good position to offload some deadwood and players surplus to requirements.

For example, Tottenham are looking to offload Dele Alli, a player whose value is almost zero these days and yet he has been linked with a move to Newcastle, according to Teamtalk.

Now, if they can offload a player of such low quality then surely there are players that Arsenal can do the same with.

We all know who the players are that need showing the exit door and that should be Arsenal’s focus this winter because clubs will no longer be so desperate to sign players in the summer, relegation, European qualification etc. will have already been decided by then and desperation is no longer such a factor.

So, in conclusion, Arsenal need to look at the January transfer window as an opportunity to fine-tune the squad by offloading unwanted or dare I say, disruptive players and boost their transfer fund for an expected busy summer.