The summer window is shut but January and planning is firmly underway at Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester United, Liverpool and Tottenham. The Gunners missed out on Vinicius Jr, but it has now emerged that his Real Madrid team-mates expected him to leave. That ship may now have sailed, with Eli Junior Kroupi, who is currently sidelined with an injury, the new key target, but as Barcelona end their interest in Julian Alvarez, the Gunners could get a free run at the summer target.