Who would have thought that Arsenal would be dipping back into the transfer market after the quiet period since Oleksandr Zinchenko was signed on the US tour?
Initially, the plan was for all focus to replace Nicolas Pepe, who is now on loan at Ligue 1 side OGC Nice for the rest of the 2022/23 campaign. However, certain injury situations have caused midfield to need more attention in the last 24 hours or so that remains. Mohamed Elneny's training ground injury, coupled with the unreliability of the injury-prone Thomas Partey, has prompted Edu and Co to look into making an eleventh-hour acquisition to round off what has been a good transfer spell for the north Londoners.
A total contrast to how they fared on the incomings front back in the January 2022 transfer window. In midfield, the likes of Youri Tielemans (£25million), Douglas Luiz (£20m) and Palmeiras' unknown quantity Danilo are all options as an eleventh-hour signing. Who or how many of the aforementioned three sign remains to be seen but currently, Danilo and Tielemans look the most likely as the Aston Villa star has many other suitors weighing up a late move like an Atlético Madrid and Liverpool.
