The January window opens next week, and Arsenal will be one of 20 Premier League clubs able to conduct transfer business once again.

football. London understands the Gunners may be more reactive than proactive in the market, although Mikel Arteta has insisted the club are ready should an opportunity present itself. “The preparation is done, and we are ready if something happens,” he told reporters on Monday.

“Obviously we didn’t predict a situation with Bukayo and Raheem at the same time. We predicted more it would be something else, for example if something happened in the defensive line, but the job is done. Then, okay, if something has to happen, we will be open. But the main focus is now, how will we extract still a lot of potential that there is in this squad.”

So, it’s very much possible that Arsenal go out and sign a striker, winger to cover Bukayo Saka or even a defender amid ongoing injury issues. Below, football. London rounds up some of the latest transfer news.

Former Premier League winner Dwight Yorke has called on Arsenal to sign Alexander Isak. The Newcastle striker scored a hat-trick at Ipswich on Saturday, and Yorke thinks he could be a real difference-maker, reports Daily Mirror.

“I can’t understand why Arsenal hesitated when they had the opportunity to sign Alexander Isak from Real Sociedad,” the former Manchester United star told sportslens.com. “They sat on their hands, and Newcastle swooped in and took him. That was ridiculous.

“If Arsenal want to win the Premier League title, they should go to Newcastle and bang £100million on the table for Isak as soon as the January transfer window opens. I think the kid looks really good whenever I see him play. He does all the right things properly. He’s a threat. He would score so many goals playing for Arsenal.”

Kieran Tierney has not asked to leave Arsenal, according to Arteta. The defender got his first minutes of the season against Crystal Palace in the Carabao Cup last week but may not be on the move in January.