Arsenal have bounced back after a terrible start to the season thanks to back to back wins over Chelsea and Brighton.
This has seen the Gunners jump up to 13th in the Premier League but Mikel Arteta's men are still nine points adrift of the Champions League places.
There is no doubt Arteta needs more quality in his squad to challenge higher up the league. In light of this, here are the latest Arsenal transfer news and rumours.
Gunners made to wait
Arsenal have made their intentions clear in pursuing Real Madrid midfielder Isco but they will be made to wait.
The Gunners want to sign the 28-year-old from the Spanish giants but the ball is firmly in Real's court.
A recent dip in form has seen Isco seemingly surplus to requirements under manager Zinedine Zidane.
Goal insists that Mikel Arteta is very keen on the playmaker but Arsenal are said to be waiting to see whether Real decide to offload the Spaniard during the transfer window this month.
Tierney to help Arsenal pursuit
Arsenal are hopeful that Kieran Tierney can help them secure the January signing of his former Celtic teammate Ryan Christie.
The Gunners reportedly want to sign the Celtic star as they look to add a creative midfielder to their squad.
Tierney and Christie played alongside each other at Celtic for four years and now The Express reports that the Gunners will be hoping that the duo link up again.
This is on the back of a 90min report stating that Christie is considering his future options ahead of the expiration of his contract next summer.
Sokratis exit close
Arsenal are set to offload Sokratis Papastathopoulos after the defender became surplus to requirements this season.
The 32-year-old is close to an agreement with Turkish club Fenerbahce, according to Takvim.
