Arsene Wenger was harshly slammed for not signing the players that he was never interested in thanks to the way in which media manipulated the minds of the readers and the unreliable Spanish news outlet in Fichajes now attempt to seed the idea of Arsene Wenger asking the board to wrap up the signing of Isco Alarcon from Real Madrid.

Arsenal strikers have managed to score only three goals in five games, despite boasting the most number of chances by a team; with their chance conversion rate being the worst only to that of Liverpool amongst Premier League teams.

Despite the manager trying to explain the fans that his attack has what it takes to be title contenders, his priority going into the winter transfer window is believed be a striker, who could have converted the squandered chances.

While the likes of Tomas Rosicky and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are benched for much abler counterparts, there seems no reason as to why the London outfit will want to shell out the alleged asking amount of £36.7million on a similar player, especially in January as they could work out a better deal a few months later.

Isco Alarcon, despite his palpable talent, has fallen down the pecking order, with James Rodriguez always being the preferred candidate. He would, indeed, fancy a move away from Santiago Bernabeu to save his career, but the Emirates need a proven goalscorer now and not another version of what they already have at their disposal.