Louis van Gaal has made a number of changes to the squad at Old Trafford since he took over as boss, and Falcao could now lead the attack, fitting in alongside fellow new - boys Angel Di Maria and Ander Herrera, with two more signings from the Dutchman's Netherlands World Cup squad also looking likely to go through by the
end of transfer deadline day.
It does look increasingly like the Gunners have wrapped up the shopping early this time, sparing the Arsenal fans the annual
torture of transfer deadline day, although many of us will still be hoping for the manager to pull some sort of rabbit out of his transfer hat.
If you are waking up for work a little tired this morning after staying up late to watch the final
throws of Transfer Deadline Day on Sky Sports News, you probably wish you hadn't bothered.
When most Arsenal fans were glued to the internet for
most of the transfer deadline day, the signing of Danny Welbeck from Man United was greeted by many as a serious letdown.
Alexis Sanchez could be on his way out of Arsenal by the looks of things... With the dizzying
heights of the transfer deadline day, it is difficult to know who to believe with so many rumours abounding.
Away from the manic
madness of transfer deadline day at first - team level, the academy was just as busy throughout Wednesday in sending an unprecedented nine players out on temporary moves; the inflated tally almost something of an inevitability due to the scrapping of England's emergency loan window for Football League clubs.
At the
end of transfer deadline day, all went out on Wenger for not buying defenders but no one stated that we are having these options from which one or two are affordable.
The coveted Germany international only completed his much - publicised # 42.5 m move from Spanish giants Real Madrid to the north Londoners in the final hours
of transfer deadline day, with the 24 - year - old agreeing a bumper five - year contract worth a whopping # 200,000 per week with the club.