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Arsenal are in pole position in the hunt for Roma winger Cengiz Under, according to ForzaRoma.info.

What's the word?

Unai Emery has led Arsenal to instant improvements after his arrival in the summer as the Gunners enjoy a nine-match winning streak across all competitions, although there is still a need for further additions in January.

One shortfall of Arsenal's squad is the lack of depth in the wide areas after failing to replace Alexis Sanchez, with the club being overly reliant on the impressive Alex Iwobi and seeking recruits to strengthen in this area.

According to ForzaRoma.info, Arsenal are leading the chase for Roma starlet Cengiz Under as the Italian club prepares to cash-in if their asking price of €60m (£52.8m) is met.

A good addition?

At 21 years of age, Cengiz Under is widely regarded to be one of the best young talents in European football and Arsenal would certainly make a major statement of intent if they were to bring the Turkey international to the Premier League.

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With Under and Iwobi, who is just 22 himself, the Gunners would boast strong options for the future and it could be the final piece to an attack that is shining with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette leading the line.

While the hefty price-tag will raise eyebrows, Arsenal showed their willingness to splash the cash on the right sort of addition in last season's winter window by bringing Aubameyang to the club and signing Under would be money well spent as it would help propel the Gunners back into the Premier League.