It was looking like it could be a relatively quiet end to the transfer window for Arsenal, but that has all changed very quickly.
The Gunners have already been active this summer, bringing in Matt Turner, Marquinhos, Fabio Vieira, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko to reach a spending total of well over £100million for the second summer in a row. Now though, it appears they may have to bring in more.
Mikel Arteta has always been open about the fact that he has wanted to add more to his Arsenal squad before the market closes at 11pm on September 1, but with injuries to Thomas Partey, Mohamed Elneny and Oleksandr Zinchenko, low numbers in the central midfield department may force the Gunners to act. The Spaniard did appear to indicate that his side would be open to doing some business in the aftermath of their 2-1 win over Aston Villa on Wednesday.