It has been reported that Arsenal will either bid for Fernando Llorente or Valencia captain Roberto Soldado in January.
According to calciomercato.com, Arsene Wenger is set to move for one of the La Liga strikers, with summer signing Olivier Giroud so far not delivering for the Premier League side.
The French international has only scored one league goal so far this season and is dropping down the pecking order at the Emirates.
Giroud did score for France in Tuesday night’s World Cup qualifier against Spain, securing Les Bleus a draw, but in recent weeks, Wenger has been using Gervinho as the team’s primary striker, despite the fact that the Ivorian prefers playing out wide.
It now seems that Wenger may be looking elsewhere to fill the void left by the departure of last season’s main scorer Robin van Persie, with the striker joining Manchester United in the summer.
Both potential targets, Llorente and Soldado have scored a lot of goals in La Liga, and Llorente could be up for grabs as the Bilbao striker recently turned down an offer to extend his contract with the club, with many expecting him to join a Premier League club in January. However, demand is high for the Spanish international, with clubs including Tottenham being interested in obtaining his signature.
However, signing Soldado may also prove a challenge. Though the Valencia captain’s contract has a release clause of £25 million, he turned down an offer from Tottenham this summer, and said he wanted to remain at Valencia.
Wenger recently said that he was planning to buy another striker in January.
