Arsenal are reportedly paying ‘particularly close attention’ to Wolves 25-year-old centreback Conor Coady due to his ability to play the ball out from the back.

Although Coady’s contract runs until 2021, Wolves are keen to open talks with the player and his reps about extending it amid heavy interest from Arsenal and Liverpool, the team Coady supported as a boy.

Arsenal, of course, need a defender, but they’ve no money to buy one in this window and although he’s only rated at £7.2m we all know he would cost considerably more than that to purchase because he’s English.

If you want to know why Arsenal have no money, then this long read explains everything that you need to know and a lot you probably won’t want to hear.