Arsenal XI if they land Alvarez and Tonali transfers

Julian Alvarez and Sandro Tonali to Arsenal? (Photo by Michael Regan, Yasser Bakhsh, George Wood/Getty Images)

Arsenal’s XI next season could be even better than the one topping the Premier League and Champions League tables this term.

As we pass January and look ahead to the summer transfer window, the Gunners are being linked with exciting names like Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez and Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali.

This is already a very strong Arsenal squad, but they could probably do with an upgrade on Viktor Gyokeres up front after his slightly unconvincing debut season at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsenal exploring Julian Alvarez transfer

Julian Alvarez celebrates scoring for Atletico Madrid vs Espanyol (Photo by Judit Cartiel/Getty Images)

Arsenal have already begun exploring a potential ambitious transfer swoop for Atletico front-man Alvarez, who could be ideal to play up front in Mikel Arteta’s side.

According to ESPN, Arsenal are looking into signing Alvarez, and if they can pull that deal off he’ll surely be first choice over Gyokeres.

The Argentina international is another player not quite at his best at the moment, as he’s scored only one goal in his last thirteen games.

Still, there’s surely a good chance we’ll see Alvarez bounce back after a generally strong record of 40 goals in 88 games for Atletico, while he also shone with 36 goals in two seasons as a squad player at Manchester City.

How would Sandro Tonali fit in at Arsenal?

Sandro Tonali in action against Arsenal’s Declan Rice (Photo by Alex Pantling/Getty Images)

Recently linked with Arsenal by the Athletic, Newcastle midfielder Tonali is a top performer in the Premier League, though it’s not necessarily clear how he’d fit in in Arteta’s line up.

One has to assume Declan Rice isn’t losing his place any time soon, so could it be that Tonali is seen as an upgrade on Martin Zubimendi?

Sandro Tonali’s stats vs Martin Zubimendi and Declan Rice (DataMB)