Morgan Sanson, 25, Marseille
Position: Central midfielder, can be used in both advanced and deeper roles.
Profile: An all-round midfielder good both defensively and offensively. Has impressed for Marseille this season. Needs to work on positioning and timing of his tackles but has a great work rate.
Key stats: 5 goals, 4 assists in 27 Ligue 1 games; 2.2 tackles, 0.9 interceptions, 1.1 key passes per game, 86 per cent passing accuracy.
Playing style similar to: Thomas Partey
Source: L'Equipe via Hammers News, reliable
Asking price: €35-40m.
Verdict: Looks like the second option in case Thomas Partey does not join. Marseille could be forced to lower their asking price as Sanson supposedly pushes for a move away.
Watch his best goals for Villas-Boas side:
Serhou Guirassy, 24, Amiens
Position: left-winger, centre-forward.
Profile: Good finisher and a significant aerial threat. Not really good in the build-up, does not track back.
Key stats: 9 goals, 1 assist in 23 games; 4.2 aerial duels won per game.
Playing style similar to: Romelu Lukaku.
Source: The Mirror, average reliability.
Asking price: £10m; could be lowered down as Amiens were relegated to the Ligue 2 so the player will push for a move away.
Verdict: Bench-warmer at best. Why spend money on Guirassy if we have Nketiah?
He was crucial in Amiens' unexpected demolition of PSG though:
Emmanuel Dennis, 22, Club Brugge
Position: centre-forward, right-winger.
Profile: Quick attacker with a low centre of gravity, good work rate and an eye for the goal. Has been linked with the Gunners since the previous season.
Key stats: 5 goals in 20 Jupiler League games; 2.7 successful dribbles and 2.2 ball recoveries per game in the Champions League.
Playing style similar to: Edinson Cavani
Source: Goal, good reliability
Asking price: unknown. Transfermarket values him at €13.5m.
Verdict: Has the required potential to grow into a top player but is perhaps not ready for Arsenal's first-team. By Club Brugge's manager's own admission, is very likely to leave this summer.
Watch him bag a brace against Real Madrid:
Rafa Silva, 27, Benfica
Position: left-winger, can play anywhere in the final third.
Profile: fast, hard-working forward capable of tracking back. Good at dribbling and has spent 3 months on the sidelines this season but overall has a good injury record.
Key stats: 5 goals, 3 assists in 15 Liga NOS games; 1.9 tackles, 2.4 dribbles, 1.7 shots on goal per game.
Playing style similar to: Franck Ribery.
Source: Correio da Manhã via Sports Mole, not reliable.
Asking price: €80m release clause, could be available much cheaper as he supposedly wants to join Arsenal.
Verdict: Looks like a good addition given his versatility and reported desire to move to the Emirates. The transfer fee remains a problem but if Edu manages to get him for less than €30m, it would be a good piece of business.
Confident finish from Rafa:
Moussa Diaby, 20, Bayer Leverkusen
Position: left-winger, capable of playing across the front-line
Profile: Kai Havertz stole the headlines in Bayer's victory against Werder on the Bundesliga's return but it was Diaby who made two assists.
Key stats: 4 assists, 5 goals in 20 Bundesliga games. 2.8 successful dribbles per game.
Playing style similar to: Dries Mertens
Source: Le10Sport, not reliable
Asking price: €30m
Verdict: could potentially become a world-class player. It would be wise to take him but the question is whether the Gunners need competition on the left wing, where we have Aubameyang, Martinelli and Saka.
Do you want any of these players to join Arsenal? Tell us in the comments or use our blogging platform!
