Arsenal chase Benfica hotshot Rodrigo as well as Draxler

Are the Gunners on the trail of two forwards as the transfer window begins to close?

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CONFUSION reigns among Arsenal fans as the transfer windown inches shut, with Arsene Wenger possibly stalking not one, but two, of Europe's finest frontmen, despite his claims to the contrary.

His interest in Schalke sharpshooter Julian Draxlar has been well documented but could the Arsenal manager also be lining up a bid for Benfica striker Rodrigo?

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Bill Mann is a football correspondent for The Week.co.uk, scouring the world's football press daily for the popular Transfer Talk column.