One of the best options at the moment seems to come from West Ham. Winston Reid is available for £4million which should not be that big of a financial outlay for the Gunners who announced an impressive budget for this January. Villa’s center back Ron Vlaar has been monitored by Wenger’s scouts for the past two months according to the Daily Mail just as many others.

It will be hard for the 26 year old to say no especially with the consistent increase in salary and also with the expected £1million signing bonus. Reid looks like he would fit in at Arsenal. He has been playing in the Premier League for a while now and appears to have reached the peak of his form at this particular moment. Talks with Villa should not be that difficult considering the fact that the player has not yet signed an extension on his current deal. The New Zealand international who also played for Denmark’s U21 team is going to end his contract in the summer of 2015 which means the club will want to sell this winter. Luckily for Wenger, the asking price cannot be too high. This looks like a great opportunity for Arsenal who despite having most of their players back from injury, will still have a lot of trouble tackling the rest of the season with such a thin squad.