While Arsenal fans hold out for the arrival of a world-class striker, not to mention a defensive midfielder, their manager, Arsene Wenger, however; was rather composed when he stressed upon the possibility of him pulling off an eleventh hour transfer despite being marginally skeptical of the same.

Arsenal have arguably been the least active Premier League team in the transfer market whilst they have undoubtedly been the most mentioned team on the transfer rumours section of every tabloid, with names such as Arturo Vidal and Jackson Martinez linked in the past. Arsenal Latest now takes you through all the rumours that the media outlets had fabricated recently.

1. Pierre Menes reveals secret talks to sign Karim Benzema

Emanuele Giulianelli ostensibly has garnered the attention of the footballing world thanks to his made-up Karim Benzema stories, but reputed journalist Pierre Menes seems to somewhat support his absurd theories with his recent revelation. The Frenchman stated that the Gunners had held negotiations with the representatives of the Real Madrid marksman even though he could not put an accent on how and when the discussions had taken place.

2. Olivier Giroud set to be undisputed until Gonzalo Higuain arrives

If there was one striker that Arsenal could have snapped up at ease, it should be Gonzalo Higuain as Napoli head honchos were evidently ready to sell him for £59million. Arsene Wenger was reported to have cooled his interest in the Argentine for the obvious reasons, but Fichajes understands that he may well secure his services at all costs in January in the event of his Olivier Giroud experiments not providing the desired results.

3. Sevilla take a breather as Grzegorz Krychowiak confirms stay

At the back of an eye-opening campaign last season, Sevilla may have braced to let go of their Polish ironman given the possibility of interests from European elites. The Emirates Stadium club seemed to be determined to acquire his services this summer, but the 25-year-old apparently has decided to stay put and took to Twitter to announce the same. Arsene Wenger may have now helplessly decided upon sticking to Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini at least for this season.

4. Panic buy on the cards as Arsenal have only one striker at disposal

Aleksandr Kokorin may not boast the most appealing statistics, but the chances are high that he ends up donning an Arsenal strip for the Stoke City game next month given the depth of our squad. Russian media have reported that the Gunners could shortly secure a deal for the Dynamo Moscow hitman. Olivier Giroud would get the nod ahead of him on any odd day and that surely is something that Arsenal supporters would find troubles receiving well as they have long been asking Arsene Wenger to sign an upgrade to the French striker.