Arsenal handed fresh Benjamin Sesko transfer warning amid talk of £60m agreement - The Gunners are in the market for a new forward

Arsenal are desperate to strengthen their squad in the January transfer window and Mikel Arteta is hopeful they can land top target Benjamin Sesko from RB Leipzig

Arsenal legend Nigel Winterburn has emplored Mikel Arteta to sign a new striker before the January transfer window closes. Injuries to Gabriel Jesus and Bukayo Saka have further reduced the Gunners’ attacking options and a lack of firepower is undermining the north London club’s title aspirations.

Arsenal have been warned that RB Leipzig are not willing to part ways with hotshot striker Benjamin Sesko until the summer. The Gunners have Sesko on their shortlist for a potential move, having lit up the Bundesliga, he is now rated as one of the world's brightest prospects.

Arsenal are working behind the scenes to sign a reinforcement up front in a bid to reignite their faltering title challenge. Mikel Arteta was handed a major blow when Gabriel Jesus sustained an ACL injury during Arsenal's FA Cup defeat to Manchester United - leaving the club with no other strikers available.

Mikel Arteta has set his sights on RB Leipzig's Slovenian star Benjamin Sesko this window after the Gunners opted not to sign him over the summer

Arsenal face Dinamo Zagreb in the Champions League at the Emirates tonight - and a win would put the Gunners on the brink of the last eight