Odegaard, Aouar, Maddison - Which playmaker should Arsenal sign?

Arsenal's search for creative reinforcements in the summer transfer window is yet to bear fruit, with the only number 10 to sign on the dotted line being Emile Smith Rowe as he penned his long-term contract extension.

Tying the 21-year-old down to a new deal was an imperative bit of business from the Gunners, but Smith Rowe cannot be expected to do it all on his own, in spite of the fact that his introduction turned Arsenal's 2020-21 season around for the better.

A plethora of number 10s have been tipped to complete a permanent switch to the Emirates Stadium, but Mikel Arteta's search now appears to have boiled down to three options - Martin Odegaard, Houssem Aouar and James Maddison.

Here, <strong>Sports Mole</strong> takes an in-depth . . .