Arsenal transfer gossip: Wonderkid promoted by Wenger, odds SLASHED on Messi move

Neck-and-neck with Manchester City this season, Arsenal have a great chance to take the No. 1 position in the table with a win over West Bromwich Albion this weekend.

Arsene Wenger appears ready to make some serious moves to get his club into contention during the January transfer window, and we’ll take a look at some of the latest rumours to come down the wire.

Here is Friday’s Arsenal transfer gossip and news:

1. Vlad the Teenager

According to the Daily Mail, Arsenal have promoted Vlad Dragomir to the first team and he has performed remarkably well in practice so far.

The 16-year-old Dragomir, who moved to the Emirates Stadium this summer in a £100,000 deal, is the captain of the Romania Under-16 team and has performed well for Arsenal’s Under-18 side.