Wanted: Arsenal are keen on Barcelona ace Martin Montoya (Picture: Getty)

Arsenal are ready to make a move for Barcelona full-back Martin Montoya during the January transfer window.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has already hinted that he will be busy in the new year, after confessing that his side are short on numbers.

And it’s thought that Barca defender Montoya could be first through the entrance doors, with Wenger seriously keen on signing him.

The 22-year-old is regarded as a huge talent at the Nou Camp, but he is yet to displace Dani Alves as first choice, and wants to leave.


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Watching: Arsene Wenger will keep an eye on Montoya (Picture Getty)

Arsenal believe Montoya could be available for as little as £3million, as he is in the last year of his contract and is refusing to sign an extension.



Montoya would battle with Carl Jenkinson for the right-back spot at the Emirates Stadium, with Wenger increasingly coming around to the idea that Bacary Sagna has a future as a centre back.

Sagna impressed in the middle during pre-season but Arsenal have been reluctant to make it his main position without another right-back option.

Montoya, who made just 15 appearances for Barca last year, has also been linked with Inter Milan.

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