Arsenal have made a bid for Ollie Watkins of Aston Villa, but that was rejected. Unai Emery’s side are not prepared to sell their star striker, especially after they’ve agreed to sell Jhon Duran to Al Nassr. Mikel Arteta’s side will try to sign Watkins again, but they do have a plan if they don’t manage to land a new striker before deadline day.

Arsenal have asked Bayern Munich about signing a "ridiculously talented finisher" in Vincent Kompany's squad, with manager Mikel Arteta also said to be a real fan of his, as the Spaniard seeks fresh forward options.

William Gallas has confessed he is struggling to make sense of Arsenal’s decision to sanction the signing of Martin Zubimendi. The Gunners are understood to have ringfenced £51 million ahead of the summer window in order to sign the Spain international midfielder.