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Media Watch: Merson on Mkhitaryan, Benzema, Lemar

One former Gunner has been speaking in the press, while a series of transfer reports have emerged as the end of the window edges ever closer - all in today’s Media Watch.

Paul Merson says he would like to see Henrikh Mkhitaryan start against Swansea on Tuesday night, as his creativity could “prove useful”.

According to the Daily Star, Karim Benzema, a rumoured long-term transfer target of ours, has rejected two offers to leave Real Madrid this summer.

Monaco’s vice-president has stated that Thomas Lemar will not leave the French club this January.

In similar fashion, the president of Bordeaux has said that Malcom will not be leaving this month either.

The Daily Mail are reporting that we are set to table a summer bid for Atletico Madrid’s Yannick Carrasco.