Four stars Arsenal failed to sign in January

Alvaro Morata

At most clubs, Alvaro Morata would be very high up the pecking order. However, he finds himself at Real Madrid and as such has started just one game this season, with his other eleven appearances having seen him come off the bench during the last ten minutes or so. Despite this, Morata has scored three goals and has a chance conversion rate of 17.6% – only half a percent lower than Olivier Giroud’s, who has had much more playing time to become accustomed to a game.

Morata Conversion Rate – La Liga 2013/14

With a run of games, Morata will progress to be an excellent striker and, if Wenger showed the faith in him which he has done in other young players in years gone by, the 21-year-old Spaniard could have been a terrific addition to the Arsenal squad. Morata would have offered a viable alternative to Giroud and an alternative source of goals, making Arsenal less predictable and reliant on their French striker to lead their attacking line.