The transfer window may have slammed shut only a week ago, but, from today, clubs are permitted to make loan signings once again, and several members of Arsenal’s Reserve squad could be amongst those making temporary moves in the near future.

Discounting Emmanuel Frimpong, whose spell at Wolves has effectively been curtailed by injury, the club currently have 17 players out on loan at various different clubs, and whilst some of them, such as Joel Campbell at Lorient, are impressing, others, most notably Samuel Galindo, are struggling for game time.

Therein lies the risk in sending players out on loan as there is no guarantee that a player will play a certain number of games, but, nonetheless, a look at the current second-string options would highlight further candidates for spells elsewhere.

Nico Yennaris and Ignasi Miquel have been increasingly involved in the first-team squad after Arsene Wenger’s defensive options were decimated by injuries in the last few months, but, with Bacary Sagna having returned, Kieran Gibbs set to do likewise, and Carl Jenkinson and Andre Santos also on the comeback trail, the pair may be able to be let out for the remainder of the season.

Both players have, albeit fleeting, Premier League experience but are yet to experience the rough-and-tumble world of the Championship or League One, which would no doubt serve them in good stead for the future.

Midfielder Oguzhan Ozyakup, meanwhile, continues to shine in the Reserves but, despite Wenger’s admiration of him, remains on the periphery of the first-team picture. Therefore a loan would be particularly beneficial, especially with regards to him adapting to the physical side of the English game.

There are others who have been out on loan in the past but are now in need of another spell. Craig Eastmond and James Shea fall into this category, with the midfielder having made a successful return from injury to start ten consecutive Reserve games, and the goalkeeper currently behind Damian Martinez in the pecking order following a frustrating spell with Dagenham & Redbridge.

The departures of that quintet would allow yet more of Steve Bould’s under-18 side to filter through into the Reserve set-up, with another benefit being that some players, as Martinez and Josh Rees did yesterday, will be provided with the opportunity to train with the first-team on occasion.

The cycle continues.