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The Transfer Talk podcast is back 

for the January window and Arsenal's 

pursuit of Fiorentina striker Dusan 

Vlahović  was up for discussion along 

with the future of the club's former captain 

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

He joined host Pete Graves and Sky 

Sports' Dharmesh Sheth on Friday to 

talk about a number of subjects around 

the busy first part of the January window

 and what is happening with the striker

 situation at Arsenal.

Is Vlahovic the right man to score the 

goals which could get Arsenal into the 

Champions League or might they have 

to wait until the summer when European

 qualification might even make up the 

Fiorentina striker's mind on his destination.

And what of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang? 

Will he be back at Arsenal later this month

 or move on?

"I'm not surprised Arsenal are interested

 in this type of player the way they play

 their football - with 4-2-3-1 they need a 

focal point, a player with presence up 

front. With Vlahovic, you get the lot. 

He's got pace, mobility, he's very, very 

strong, he's over six foot tall, scores 

all types of goals, holds the ball up 

well which is really important in the 

way Arsenal want to play.

"Alexandre Lacazette is playing there 

at the moment but they are two entirely

 different players, so if you want to get

 the ball up the pitch and you want the striker

 to hold on to it Vlahovic comes into 

his own. That would help the likes of Emile

 Smith Rowe and Martin Odegaard to 

join up with the play, to hold the ball longer

 in the attacking half of the pitch.

"He's a left footer but he scores all 

types of goals - a poacher but he doesn't

 mind striking from outside the penalty 

area. He doesn't mind getting on the 

end of crosses."

"There is similarity in his play to 

Haaland - two big, strong, powerful, quick

 strikers and both lethal when they get 

an opportunity in front of goal. If Arsenal

 were able to pull that off, it would be 

an outstanding signing.

"Only 21 years of age, Serbian attacker -

 similar to Luka Jovic who went through

 a similar phase, was scoring loads of 

goals and Real Madrid bought him. He 

hasn't had the playing time and hasn't 

been a success so I guess there is - 

as with any big-money transfer - a degree

 of taking a gamble, but at 21 he looks

 like he's got the lot."