Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger WANTS to buy this month.
The Daily Mail says Wenger has told the Arsenal board he needs two signings this month to safeguard the club's Champions League status.
A new centre back and a defensive midfielder are the positions Wenger wants to strengthen.
The summer sale of Thomas Vermaelen and the shoulder injury sustained by Mathieu Debuchy against Stoke last Sunday have left Arsenal's defence depleted.