Arsenal have held a significant amount of interest in a number of top-class midfielders throughout 2022 as Mikel Arteta hopes to provide some necessary cover for Granit Xhaka and Thomas Partey. Youri Tielemans and Danilo are the duo at the top of the list of possible acquisitions in the coming transfer windows.
Danilo, who plays his domestic football in Brazil with Palmeiras, has dropped a major transfer hint in the past few days after he suggested he is 'ready' for any competition. While football.london reported in the summer that Arsenal will wait for Tielemans' Leicester contract to expire and sign him on a free transfer in June 2023.
Aston Villa received an approach late in the window for their midfielder Douglas Luiz after injuries to Partey and Mohamed Elneny saw the Gunners panic to bring in another central midfielder for the 2022/23 season.
