Louis Sealey
Published December 2, 2025 11:54am
Updated December 2, 2025 11:54am
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Arsenal are already making plans for the January transfer window (Picture: Getty)
With the transfer window reopening in less than a month, Arsenal are busy drawing up plans for what they hope will be a productive period in the market.
The January window represents a chance for the Premier League leaders to bolster their squad ahead of the second-half of the season while also potentially offloading unwanted players.
Mikel Arteta will not want to upset the apple cart too much given his Arsenal side have arguably been the best team in Europe never mind England over the past four months.
A sensational run of just one defeat has seen the Gunners pull five points clear at the top of the Premier League, while they also sit top in the Champions League group phase with a perfect record from five games.
It is not immediately obvious where Arsenal – the undisputed favourites for the title – need to strengthen, but Arteta will not want any decent transfer opportunities pass him by.
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The north London side, runners-up in the Premier League for the past three seasons, spent £250m in last summer’s transfer window.
While they will get nowhere near that figure in January, Arsenal are being linked with a number of players ahead of the winter window.
Arsenal are chasing a long-awaited league title (Picture: Getty)
Arsenal ‘seriously consider’ Bahoya bid
According to Sky Germany, Arsenal are ‘seriously considering’ a move for Eintracht Frankfurt’s 20-year-old attacking midfielder Jean-Matteo Bahoya.
Bahoya has attracted interest from several Premier League clubs despite not being guaranteed a place in the Frankfurt team this season, starting half of their Bundesliga games.
A late of regular minutes has not stopped Bahoya from being touted as a future star of European football, having represented France throughout the youth levels.
Reports in Germany claim Frankfurt, currently seventh in the German top-flight, are ‘aware’ of Arsenal’s interest, though talks between the two parties are yet to commence.
Eintracht Frankfurt star Jean-Matteo Bahoya (Picture: Getty)
It is also claimed that Frankfurt value Bahoya at around 70m euros (£61.5m), having raised an initial £69m when they sold Hugo Ekitike to Liverpool last summer.
Bahoya was the subject of a lucrative offer from Saudi Pro League side Al-Ittihad in the last transfer window but rejected the move.
Explaining his decision to L’Equipe, he said: ‘I honestly didn’t hesitate for a moment. It was a logical decision. I want to have a great season here and compete in the Champions League.
‘We’ll see what happens after this season. In any rate, Frankfurt was the ideal place for me and I’m happy I stayed.’
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Arsenal have already agreed two transfer deals but the players in question – Eduadorian twins Edwin and Holger Quintero – will not be arriving at the Emirates Stadium until the summer of 2027.
The Quintero brothers were in London earlier this week to put pen to paper on deals with Arsenal, according to ESPN.
They currently play for Independiente Del Valle, the club which produced Chelsea’s superstar midfielder Moises Caicedo and Arsenal summer signing Piero Hincapie.
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Hincapie moved to Arsenal from Bayer Leverkusen and has made an instant impact in north London, impressing in the absence of the injured Gabriel.
Edwin Quintero, a rapid right-winter, has been likened to a young Neymar, while his brother Holger is a talented attacking midfielder.
Arsenal have been keeping tabs on the teenage twins for well over a year as they look to recruit the best talent of the next generation.
Myles Lewis-Skelly, Ethan Nwaneri and Max Dowman have all enjoyed success for Arsenal’s first team as teenagers, with the latter becoming the youngest ever Champions League player earlier this season.
Who could leave Arsenal next month?
In terms of outgoings, Arteta will resist losing any player he believes could be of use to Arsenal’s title push in the business end of the season.
That includes the aforementioned Lewis-Skelly, who has been linked with a January exit following a surprisingly underwhelming start to the 2025-26 campaign.
The 19-year-old enjoyed a breakthrough season last year after making his senior debut in September, helping Arsenal challenge for the Premier League and reach the semi-finals of the Champions League.
Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly (Picture: Getty)
Lewis-Skelly was particularly impressive during Arsenal’s sensational Champions League win over Real Madrid, drawing comparisons with several legends after his performance at the Bernabeu.
The England international was naturally expected to kick on this term but is yet to start a single game in the Premier League, losing his place in the side to Italy international Riccardo Calafiori.
His reduced presence in the team has led to speculation Lewis-Skelly could be loaned out next month but Fabrizio Romano has ruled this out.
The transfer expert claims there is ‘no chance’ of Lewis-Skelly leaving Arsenal in January, with Arteta expected to rely on the youngster in the coming months and the player himself still content.
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The same is likely to be true for Ben White despite his lack of game-time – he has started only one Premier League game – although the 28-year-old was recently tipped for a sensational move to Chelsea.
Lewis-Skelly replaced the cautioned Calafiori at half-time during Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday.
Arteta’s side may have taken a point going into the game given Chelsea’s threat – they beat Barcelona in the Champions League last week – but left Stamford Bridge slightly disappointed after failing to fully take advantage of Moises Caicedo’s first-half sending off.
Arsenal still boast a five-point lead at the top of the Premier League, however, and will be confident of returning to winning ways on Wednesday when they play host to Brentford.
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