Arsenal have reportedly suffered a transfer blow with the news that Barcelona midfielder Andre Gomes will not be leaving in January.
The Portuguese star had been linked with the Gunners as part of a deal that would include Mesut Ozil going to the Nou Camp next month, but according to A Bola , will now not happen.
Goes moved to Catalonia from Valencia in a £31.5million move a year-and-a-half ago, but poor form and injuries have seen him fail to make an impact.
The 24-year-old has made just four starts this season and is currently sidelined with a hamstring injury.
Juventus and Spurs have also been linked with him.
Gunners ready for fresh Evans move
Arsenal are ready to make a fresh move for Jonny Evans as they target a new defender in January.
The Gunners had a £25million deadline day bid turned down by West Brom in August but are still keen — with league leaders and rival summer suitors Manchester City also likely to again be interested.
Arsene Wenger wants another centre-half to bolster his squad and Evans is understood to be interested in moving if another big offer comes in.
Arsenal also tried to get him in summer 2016, and new West Brom boss Alan Pardew admits he will hold talks with the Northern Ireland defender to assess his commitment and if he wants to leave.
Giroud on Ozil
Olivier Giroud has lifted the lid on what the Arsenal dressing room really thinks about wantaway playmaker Mesut Ozil.
The German has been in sensational form for the Gunners recently, scoring and creating two more in Arsenal's 5-0 demolition of Huddersfield last time out.
But his contract is set to expire in the summer, and there is a real danger he could be on the move as soon as January, with Manchester United his likely destination.
Ahead of his sensational turnaround in form there were claims thrown about that the former Real Madrid star's head was no longer in it in north London.