Wenger has learnt from past experiences and sorted a deal out early this time around.
Needing a defensive midfielder, the French manager is on the verge of signing Basel’s Mohamed Elneny, that is if the player is granted a work permit (he should).
Nevertheless, if A Bola in Portugal are to be believed, Wenger could be looking at another midfielder for the future, this time a more attacking one, who currently plays for Benfica.
If you’ve followed some of the transfer rumours of the past year or so, you’ll remember that a young Brazilian player by the name of Talisca was long linked with a move to Chelsea under José Mourinho.
With the Portuguese manager now out of the question, it appears other clubs have formed an orderly queue to watch the youngster work his magic for Benfica, and Arsenal is one of them.
The 21-year-old has been a rotation player for the Portuguese club in this first half of the season, but has impressed in his nine league appearances so far, scoring a goal in the process.
Chased as well by Liverpool and West Ham, Talisca is also the subject of interest of Cruzeiro in Brazil, who are prepared to offer their right-back Mayke as part of any deal for the central midfielder.
Despite only playing sporadically so far, there is a feeling the player, often compared to Rivaldo, is an important prospect for Benfica, who would take a certain amount of convincing to let him go on a permanent basis.
Arsenal are often used in the Portuguese press to up the idea of interest in a player, that could be the case again here.
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