4 players who could leave Arsenal in the January transfer window—Ranked

As Arsenal approach the January transfer window, sales are the last thing they should be thinking about. After all, the Gunners saw plenty of depatures - for necessary reasons - in the summer transfer window.

Nevertheless, there are a few players who have seen a reduction in their minutes at the start of this season, even when Mikel Arteta has rotated his squad. Therefore, it's unlikely that Arsenal will go an entire month without offloading at least one player.

Here are the players who could leave Arsenal in January, ranked from least to most likely.

Viktor Gyokeres seemed like a sure sale just a few months ago, but he's come on leaps and bounds. The Swedish striker is improving week on week, and if his form continues, it's incredibly unlikely that the Gunners will sell him.

However, there will always be interest in Gyokeres. In a January when many top European clubs are looking to add more goals, he is obviously an interesting candidate given his goal-scoring history and being second in command in North London.

Some offers indeed accept themselves, so Arsenal might find themselves tempted if the right fee comes their way.

Mikel Merino is one of those players who should be getting minutes, but isn't. Well, he kind of is, but not to the level he deserves.

However, Merino is still held in high regard at Arsenal. He is genuinely a great option to call upon, and when the fixtures continue to come in thick and fast, Arsenal should start to lean on him more.

He wouldn't be wrong to push for a transfer, but Arsenal shouldn't be the first to make the move. After all, his versatility is always on his side.

Cristhian Mosquera has every right to feel hard done by this season. The arrival of Ezri Konsa has reduced him to the fourth option at centre-back, and we all know Arteta doesn't rotate his defence enough.

Mosquera is young, and he has all the potential in the world. However, players like Mosquera need minutes to develop, and if Arsenal can't promise that, then nobody would blame him for making the move in January.

It wouldn't be surprising if Martin Zubimendi left Arsenal in January, but it would obviously be a shame.

Arsenal are quite blessed in the midfield department, with summer arrival Bruno Guimaraes only strengthening their options. With Declan Rice nailed on, they have Myles Lewis-Skelly, Bruno Guimaraes and Martin Zubimendi fighting for that second spot - of the three, Zubimendi is bottom of the pile.

Which is remarkable in itself. Zubimendi is capable of starting in most of the world's midfields, so he won't be short of interested parties if he does leave in January. In many ways, he is the right midfielder at the wrong time as far as Arsenal are concerned.