Arsenal are eyeing Celtic defender Virgil van Dijk.
The Daily Star Sunday says the Gunners have been left with just six front-line defenders after selling Thomas Vermaelen to Barcelona in the summer window.
Gunners boss Arsene Wenger will seek to negotiate a loan with a view to a permanent deal for Van Dijk in January.
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