Arsenal have held preliminary talks with Manchester United about signing Chris Smalling as Arsene Wenger looks to add a defender to his ranks this month.

Arsenal confirmed this evening that Henrikh Mkhitaryan has joined the club in a swap deal that sees Alexis Sanchez complete his move to Man Utd.

Arsenal are plotting a late swoop for out-of-favour Paris Saint-Germain attacker Lucas Moura during the closing stages of the January window.

Arsenal chiefs have been snapped at Dortmund airport just feet away from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang's car as we close-in on signing the Borussia Dortmund star

Henrikh Mkhitaryan is in London to undergo his medical with Arsenal and complete his move from Manchester United as part of a swap deal with Alexis Sanchez.

Arsenal got back to winning ways after scoring four times in the opening 23 minutes to beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at the Emirates. Here are my ratings:

We showed there is life after Alexis Sanchez after easing to a 4-1 victory over Crystal Palace at the Emirates this afternoon. Here are all the goals

We desperately need to pick up all three points as Arsenal take on Crystal Palace at the Emirates this afternoon. These are the lines-ups:

Alexis Sanchez has travelled to Manchester to undergo his medical after Arsenal made a breakthrough in talks with Henrikh Mkhitaryan late on Friday night.

Arsenal have pulled out of a proposed £45m deal to sign Bordeaux attacker Malcom because he was too expensive given his inexperience.