Arsenal's January transfer plans may be forced to undergo drastic changes following Gabriel Jesus' injury in the FA Cup defeat to Manchester United.

As well as a number of chances against United, the Gunners' trouble in the final third regressed further with Jesus being forced off in the first-half. The Brazilian appeared to injure his knee, on two occasions, before being replaced by Raheem Sterling.

Mikel Arteta confirmed after the penalty shoot-out defeat that Jesus was in serious pain and admitted it wasn't looking good. Despite it not being the same knee as his previous injury in 2022, there has been claimed by injury experts it could be an ACL injury.

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The aftermath of the cup defeat has seen pressure fall on Arsenal on dipping into the transfer market. Arteta now has four first-team attackers available for selection meaning the need for reinforcements has grown.

A number of forwards have been linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium. Centre-forwards Alexander Isak and Viktor Gyokeres have been long-term targets while versatile wide attackers like Nico Williams and Ademola Lookman have all been mentioned.

Whichever target Arsenal decide to push with, they will cost a premium. However, some of them have release clauses that are there to be triggered. Athletic Bilbao superstar Williams has a release clause of around €60million (£50.4m) - a price that isn't too high for a player of his quality.

The Gunners aren't alone in their pursuit of the Spain international with Barcelona and Liverpool keen. A move in the summer is said to be more likely yet the north Londoners' are running out of options but to trigger his release clause.

Fortunately, Barcelona are incredibly unlikely to move for him now. Hansi Flick's men showcased their plethora of attacking talents in Saudi Arabia with a 5-2 win over rivals Real Madrid to lift the Super Cup final - the second time they have dispatched the European champions this season.

A front three of Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Lamine Yamal was the difference for Barca, overshadowing Madrid's Galacticos of Kylian Mbappe, Rodrygo and Vinicius Junior. All six get into Arsenal's forward line right now.

Raphinha, who has been linked with a move to Arsenal, scored twice and assisted one, while Yamal scored the first. Dani Olmo and Ferran Torres came off the bench to see out the game. Simply put, Barcelona are well-stacked.

Combined, Barcelona's excellent duo of Yamal and Raphinha are valued at €260m (£218m) by transfermarket.com. Take away Bukayo Saka's whopping €150m (£126m) market value, Arsenal's combined value of their attackers comes in at €257m (£216m).

The fortunes in Spain means Barca are not desperate for reinforcements right now. They may in the summer and they are probably lining up a big-money move for Williams at the end of the season. But in January, right now, Arsenal have the opportunity to hijack a move to the Nou Camp while the opportunity is there.