Inside Arsenal: Wenger aims to make January splash

Wenger decides to make a January splash

DIEGO COSTA & LEWANDOWSKI HEAD ARSENAL'S JANUARY WISHLIST

Arsenal's title challenges has been down in recent weeks with Olivier Giroud beginning to feel the burden of being only the man in handling Arsenal's attack this season. Initially the striker had warmed to challenge after a satisfactory start this season by scoring five times in six games at the beginning of the season.

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Arsenal are not sure to win the Premier League & FA cup recently, with William Hill however, the goals has not come up from Hill for Arsenal this season, who has been a playing 11 in all the matches this season except one of the Arsenal's Premier League and Champions League matches this season.

Despite Giroud not being in form, Arsenal remain level on points with Liverpool  at the top of the table and they have a chance of winning the Premier League this season after over a decade. Because of this, Arsene Wenger has drawn up a superb five man-shortlist for adding a striker that for all Giroud's and Arsenal's help which is mostly lacking in this club this season.

Scouts were shocked when they saw Diego Costa scoring twice for Atletico Madrid against Levante for a win with a scorline of 3-2. Due to the 25-year old's attacks there is a slight challenge for Atletico Madrid to win the La-Liga this season. Arsenal are willing to buy the Brazilian-forward's resolve.

Similarly Arsenal feels that their remains a chance  Borrusia Dortmund could release Lewandoski, rather than wait until the summer when they lose him to rivals Bayern Munich. Arsenal had also tried Fernando Llorente as a loan target and had contacted Juventus before the Spain international striker's turns out of form.

Argentina man Ezequiel Lavezzi could also be a player to be transferred to Arsenal, but often injured, Stephan El Shaaraway completes Wenger's list.