Arsenal find themselves working hard to try and secure players on deadline day once again. Takehiro Tomiyasu was the player last summer and Douglas Luiz appears to be the man this year, although Aston Villa have rejected two offers already according to reports.
This however does not follow what the club had seemingly initially planned prior to the window opening many weeks ago. The preparation that has gone into Arsenal’s search for a new player has seen them secure top talent in the past two and a half years.
However, the planning in 2022, despite landing the likes of Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, has been unable to secure the wide player and central midfielder they wanted. After pursuits for Raphinha and Lisandro Martinez failed in the early stage of the window, the Gunners find themselves trying to persuade Aston Villa to sell them Douglas Luiz.
