Arsenal: 5 Defenders Gunners Could Target in January
![BLACKBURN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Max Aarons of Norwich City during the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City at Ewood Park on December 12, 2020 in Blackburn, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images) BLACKBURN, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 12: Max Aarons of Norwich City during the Sky Bet Championship match between Blackburn Rovers and Norwich City at Ewood Park on December 12, 2020 in Blackburn, England. The match will be played without fans, behind closed doors as a Covid-19 precaution. (Photo by Alex Livesey/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/200f44cfd5e370918ec16d1b268f3ead85623ecb496f2bca917d4350ff36949e.jpg)
Max Aarons – Norwich
All the talk centres around a different player Arsenal are interested in at Carrow Road, yet one of the surprises of the previous summer window was that Max Aarons remained a Canary at the end of it.
No less than Barcelona and Bayern Munich were snooping around for his services, a remarkable turn of events considering how desperately poor Norwich were in the doomed Premier League venture.
Looking at potential, if used properly, Aarons could be an asset to any side. A right-back as adept at one-on-one defending as he is taking his man on, his attacking influence shines in a Norwich side who constantly play on the front foot.
Daniel Farke’s side know they’ll have another frenzy on their hands in January will clubs across Europe vying for the 20-year-old’s signature, a stance which allows them to drive a hard bargain.
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He won’t be cheap, but with Hector Bellerin‘s form dropping and the Spaniard one of few players who could fetch a fee, Arsenal may sniff an opportunity. Would be a tough one to seal in January, however, and it’s not the top priority for Arsenal at this minute.