The summer transfer window may have ended on a disappointing note for Arsenal following the unsuccessful pursuit of Douglas Luiz, however, hopes of landing a new midfielder are not entirely dead in the water.
The club's plan changed late on in the window after Mohamed Elneny and Thomas Partey both sustained injuries. Mikel Arteta confirmed that Elneny would be out of action for "months", while Partey has since returned to training this week. Oleksandr Zinchenko, however, is the latest player to find himself in the treatment room after the Ukrainian Football Association confirmed that he is set to be unavailable for around two weeks due to a calf injury picked up in Arsenal training.
Palmeiras' Danilo was considered in the remaining hours of the window, though football.london understands a deal was always going to be difficult to complete due to the Brazilian side's reluctance to sell. Attention then turned towards Aston Villa's Luiz, who is another long-term target, but three rejected bids on deadline day saw Arsenal run out of time.
