Arsenal want to re-sign academy product Oguzhan Ozyakup in £9.3m deal - Wednesday's top transfer stories

Second chance: Wenger could sanction a move for Ozyakup this month
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Sam Long13 January 2016

The January transfer window is fast approaching the halfway stage but major deals have been few and far between in the Premier League.

Fans may be eager to see clubs splash the impending cash from a huge new broadcast deal but the majority of clubs are yet to do so.

Jonjo Shelvey's £12m switch from strugglers Swansea to fellow strugglers Newcastle is the biggest deal thus far, along with Benik Afobe's move to newcomers Bournemouth, who seem intent to spend their way out of trouble.

While teams towards the bottom of the table have started to get deals over the line the same cannot be said for the elite in England's top tier.

Chelsea, Spurs, Manchester United and Manchester City are all yet to conduct any major business while Arsenal are still waiting to finalise a deal for Basel midfielder Mohamed Elneny.

However, it appears that the Egyptian is not the only man on Arsene Wenger's radar.

The French manager is not one to follow the well-trodden transfer path and is believed to be ready to change his mind on Oguzhan Ozyakup, according to reports in the Turkish press.

The Besiktas midfielder progressed through the Gunners' academy system but was allowed to leave in 2012 after failing to break into the first-team fold on a regular basis.

But he's found his feet in his homeland and has been on song this season, which has led Wenger to consider a £9.3m move to re-sign the 23-year-old.

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