Mikel Arteta says trimming Arsenal squad is January transfer window priority

Sead Kolasinac has been linked with a loan move to Schalke but Reiss Nelson won't be leaving

Arsenal will look to offload those players surplus to requirements in January (John Walton/PA)

Mikel Arteta says Arsenal’s priority for the January transfer window is to trim the numbers in their squad.

The Gunners were able to offload Emiliano Martinez and Henrikh Mkhitaryan on permanent deals in September while a month later Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira departed on loan.