Could you imagine if Erling Haaland signed for Arsenal?

Well, Adrian Durham has told the Gunners they should be making a move for the Manchester City superstar in January.

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Man City have just been found guilty of breaching the Premier League's financial rules, with that potentially leading to relegation from the top-flight, points deductions and fines.

The club have appealed, but if that fails, why would the Norwegian striker want to stay at the Etihad going forward?

So, to get ahead of the curve, Durham thinks Arsenal should make the bold move to poach their bitter rivals' best player...

Speaking on Fiery Fridays after PSG beat Man City in the Champions League, Durham said: "I was thinking to myself, just imagine Man City get relegated to the North West Counties Premier Division...

"And all those players want to leave. Would any of those players get into the PSG side? I couldn't really think of too many.

"Then, I thought Erling Haaland would get into any side in the world, his goal rate is phenomenal - and then an idea struck me.

"Arsenal in January should go for Erling Haaland."

Why should Arsenal sign Haaland?

Durham's transfer bombshell will of course raise eyebrows, but he explained why he thinks it could happen.

"The reason is this," he started. "They've been dilly-dallying about, showing a bit of pity on Kai Havertz, saying he works hard, when he really isn't that elite level striker that they want.

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"Arteta is sticking by his man Gyokeres, when we all know that he's not good enough for that elite level. Arteta has just got to hold his hands up and say he's got this one wrong, he's never going to make it and we're never going to get down this road.

"How good would it be for Arsenal, as they try to dominate domestically and in Europe, season after season, to sign the goal machine that is Erling Haaland?

"There's no way that he'll want to stay at Man City. Even if they stay in the Premier League, but have 30, 40, 50 points deducted for the next nine seasons, he will want to leave.

"He has to be playing elite level...so my hot take is that Arsenal in January should go all out for Erling Haaland.

"A serious bid. Not a Luis Suarez bid, the £1 extra that they made all those years ago, a serious proper bid that City can't turn down and that Haaland can't turn down. Then Arsenal will dominate home and abroad for years to come."

He later concluded: "Arsenal lack the box office player...Haaland will be the box office finish that the team needs to be remembered forever more."

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Would Haaland actually join Arsenal?

talkSPORT's chief football correspondent Alex Crook then weighed in on the take, admitting it would make Arsenal an unstoppable force.

"If Arsenal did sign Haaland, we may as well pack up and go home," Crook joked. "They are so good already.

"On Tuesday night they were going through motions, went through the gears and blew Lille away in the second half.

"The squad is so strong already, but the one area of the squad that they're not as strong is the top end of the pitch.

"I think that will stop them winning the Champions League."

He added: "Do we really want the Premier League to be a closed shop? Because if they get Haaland, they may as well play with their own ball."

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Although Crook did put a dampener on the idea of Haaland signing for Arsenal, tipping the 26-year-old to head to Spain.

"From his perspective, I think his next move is to a European superpower, a team that have won the European Cup, unlike Arsenal...

"I think he ends up at Barcelona or Real Madrid if he leaves Manchester City, probably Barcelona."