Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confessed he could sign a new centre back during the January transfer window after Sebastien Squillaci’s hamstring injury against Leeds United.

Speaking to the Club’s official website, the Frenchman explained how the 30-year old will undergo a number of tests and if results are not positive he will sign a new defender as Johan Djourou and Laurent Koscielny are not enough for the defensive department which at the moment is also missing Belgium International Thomas Vermaelen.

Last month, the Arsenal boss confessed he will only sign a new player if the Belgian fails to recover from an Achilles injury which kept him out for months but a fresh injury in the defensive department added a fresh worry for the manager.

The Gunners will be in action tomorrow in the Carling Cup against Ipswich Town and with Squillaci ruled out of the game, Djourou and Koscielny will again feature for the Gunners at the back unless Wenger opts to move Alex Song to a central defence position.

On Monday, the Frenchman said:

If he [Squillaci] has a problem then we must quickly go for a player. Squillaci came off with a little hamstring problem and if we only have two centre backs then that cannot work with the number of games we have.