Aston Villa have a decision to make about Harvey Elliott, Brentford have money to spend and Burnley and Everton need goalscorers
A busy summer with the arrival of more than £250m in reinforcements has proved to be invaluable given the number of injuries that have hit Arsenal, particularly in defence. But that also makes any more expensive incomings unlikely in January, especially after the timely return of the influential Gabriel Magalhães this week. A loan signing or two could be on the cards, however, with Arsenal not having filled either slot so far after bringing in Neto from Bournemouth and Raheem Sterling from Chelsea last season. Mikel Arteta could do with more cover at right-back and must also decide whether to allow Ethan Nwaneri to go on loan with the 18-year-old having made only three starts in all competitions. Ed Aarons
There remains little wiggle room for Unai Emery to strengthen his squad owing to financial regulations but the Villa manager is keen to bolster his frontline with Ollie Watkins still the team’s only bona fide No 9. A €12m (£10.5m) deal for Grêmio’s teenage winger Alysson is advanced and another young forward could be sought to complement Villa’s attack. Loanee Harvey Elliott has not featured for almost three months and with Emery reluctant to trigger a £35m permanent move from Liverpool, all parties are seeking to find a sensible solution; Villa would have to pay to terminate the deal prematurely. They are not expected to be aggressive in the market but will pursue moves deemed good opportunities. Ben Fisher
